Scroll down for French and Spanish Carbon Market Watch supports and coordinates the work of many civil society organisations at UNFCCC conferences on particular market and non-market related issues. Beyond this, Carbon Market Watch advocates for stronger environmental and social integrity of UN offsetting
Scroll down for French and Spanish Carbon capture and storage (CCS) perpetuates and incentivises the use of fossil fuels while failing to address the environmental and human impacts associated with their extraction and use. There are still many uncertainties associated with the technology and
Scroll down for French and Spanish Hydropower comprises 30% of all carbon offsets projects registered under the CDM. Over 1,000 hydropower projects are already registered under the CDM and another 700 are applying for registration, more than any other project type. Problematic CDM Projects
Scroll down for French and Spanish Problematic CDM Projects to WATCH! Nallakonda – Wind farm project, India Rampur – Hydro power project, India View more examples… Carbon offset mechanisms such as the CDM can only be effective climate mitigation policy tools if their resulting
After the CDM Policy Dialogue was launched at COP-17 in Durban the members of the high-level panel held its first meeting this February. The first meeting provided clarity that the panel will be developing recommendations about the CDM’s internal workings, the future direction and
The CDM Executive Board will discuss a revision of the coal methodology at its upcoming meeting. We described the shortcomings of the revisions in a technical note to the Board. Despite the proposed, more stringent rules, many CDM coal projects will still result in
CDM Watch is organising a side-event in Bonn where civil society representatives will meet members of the CDM Policy Dialogue Panel. The presenters will discuss lessons learnt from CDM projects and lay out a series of specific recommendations to improve the CDMs ability to
The next climate negotiations will take place between 14-25 May in Bonn, Germany. CDM Watch will be there to advocate for environmental and social integrity in carbon markets. Here is a summary of the relevant issues that will be discussed in Bonn. New Market
CDM Watch recently launched an online discussion forum to enable the public to participate in the CDM reform dialogue. The UN High-Level Panel on the CDM Policy Dialogue Panel is currently taking stock of the lessons learned in the CDM. CDM Watch’s Discussion Forum
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