See Watch This! #4, December 2012 By Eva Filzmoser, Director Carbon Market Watch Much to our regret, countries who met at COP18 in Doha did little to address the billion tonne gap we need to close in order to keep
See Newsletter #1, November 2012 After an eventful three years, it is time to say farewell to CDM Watch and welcome Carbon Market Watch! From November 2012 Carbon Market Watch will continue the activities of CDM Watch and expand further to other carbon market
See Newsletter #1, November 2012 Forestry projects typically involve local communities and are challenging to implement. When farmers get involved with personal financial liabilities, the question of who bears the financial risk arises especially in cases where revenues from carbon credits do not materialise.
Visiting Dinabandhu Gand of Kauguda village in the Kalahandi district of Odisha shows that CDM projects in afforestation and reforestation can do the opposite to what they are designed to. In a place where climate change is already inducing ever more annual droughts, this
Land grabbing in India takes many forms including expansion of plantation monoculture for carbon sequestration. Often, private companies are contracting farmers to grow eucalyptus trees, purportedly as raw materials for paper, promising higher income. Hoping it could be a ticket out of poverty, many
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
Brussels, 10 Sept, 2012. Today the High-Level Panel for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Policy Dialogue presented its final report with recommendations on how to improve the CDM. The report fails to address some of the fundamental flaws of the CDM, in particular how
Scroll down for French and Spanish Problematic CDM Projects to WATCH ON! JK Papermill – Afforestation project, India Plantar – Pig iron project, Brazil View more examples… The CDM currently allows afforestation and reforestation (A/R) activities. These describe the direct conversion of non-forested land
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
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