Reform Panel ignores inherent flaws of the CDM (Watch this! #3)

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In September, the High-Level Panel on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Policy Dialogue presented its final report with recommendations on how to improve the CDM. Overall, the report fails to address fundamental flaws of the CDM, is strongly based on political opinions and ignores important research. It does however include important recommendations about improving accountability, establishing a grievance mechanism and stresses the importance for the CDM to go beyond offsetting. Nevertheless, decision-makers need to be careful with some of the recommendations of the Panel that simply aim at saving the CDM for its own sake because of the impending collapse of carbon markets.

Desarrollo Sostenible

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El MDL tiene un doble mandato para entregar mitigación del cambio climático y los beneficios de la sostenibilidad. Sin embargo, numerosos estudios y la evidencia anecdótica muestra que la mayoría de los proyectos del MDL no pueden entregar beneficios de sostenibilidad. Las razones del fracaso del MDL para cumplir su doble mandato son numerosas. Una …

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Desarrollo Sostenible en el MDL

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El MDL tiene un doble mandato para entregar mitigación del cambio climático y los beneficios de la sostenibilidad. Sin embargo, numerosos estudios y la evidencia anecdótica muestra que la mayoría de los proyectos del MDL no pueden entregar beneficios de sostenibilidad. Las razones del fracaso del MDL para cumplir su doble mandato son numerosas. Una …

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Watch This! NGO voices on the CDM #3

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As carbon prices continue to plummet, resuscitation measures are being discussed everywhere. CDM Watch will be making sure to warn you about recommendations that ignore inherent flaws of the CDM and initiatives that only attempt to fix the carbon market for its own sake. Countries should concentrate on the essentials when they meet at the next international climate negotiations (COP 18) at the end of November in Doha, Qatar. Our message is simple and clear: countries must dramatically increase their pledges to reduce emissions immediately, otherwise we will not stand a chance to prevent catastrophic effects of climate change.

Press Statement: EU Member States fail to agree on eliminating 13 billion Kyoto surplus, squander opportunity for real climate action

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Brussels, 26 October 2012. Yesterday, European Environment Ministers failed to agree on a solution on how to deal with the 13 billion surplus of emission reduction permits from the first Kyoto commitment period. CDM Watch is dismayed that the EU failed to agree to a common position to address the 13 billion surplus of emission …

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Press Release: Environmental groups call on EU Ministers to eliminate ‘hot air’ pollution permits to save a future climate deal

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Brussels, 24 October 2012. Tomorrow, EU Environment Ministers must find a common position to stop the gigantic handover of emissions allowances under the Kyoto Protocol which threatens the viability of any future climate deal. In open letters to all 27 Environment Ministers, more than 30 environmental groups have called for a common EU position to …

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Campañas de Proyectos

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A pesar del objetivo del MDL para contribuir al desarrollo sostenible, los proyectos MDL a menudo tienen graves impactos sobre las comunidades locales. La mayoría de los proyectos son proyectos industriales a gran escala, tales como centrales de combustibles fósiles, en particular las centrales eléctricas de carbón, proyectos de grandes hidroeléctricas, plantas incineradoras y los …

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Otros Temas

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  Témas de política que afectan a la integridad ambiental del MDL La Junta Ejecutiva del MDL toma decisiones cada vez que se encuentra sobre un gran número de cuestiones, incluidos los registros de proyectos, la emisión de bonos de carbono, así como las decisiones sobre cuestiones de política. La mayoría de los temas de …

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El primero-de-su-tipo y práctica común

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Las pruebas de “primero en su tipo” y de “práctica común” forman parte de la misma prueba de adicionalidad por el que cada proyecto potencial del MDL tiene que pasar. El primero-de-su-tipo  La norma del primero de su clase, en virtud del MDL, indica que un proyecto se considera automáticamente adicional si: (a) El proyecto …

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