Brussels/Paris/Ahmedabad, 16 October 2013. Today, thirty environmental NGOs from Europe and India have sent Open Letters to the French government and EDF Trading to clarify their involvement in a CDM coal power project in India. The project is in violation with domestic laws over
Both the CDM and NAMAs have the goal to deliver sustainable development benefits. But for a number of political and structural reasons the CDM has failed to consistently and convincingly deliver such benefits. As NAMA initiatives are kicking off all over the world, we
NGOs welcome that EDF Trading, one of the top buyers of carbon credits from carbon offsetting projects, distanced itself from the controversial Adani Mundra CDM coal power project. Following a report commissioned by the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests that found violations and
Welcome to the summer edition of our NGO newsletter “Watch This! NGO Voices on Carbon Markets”! It is no secret that the compliance carbon market is not doing well. The current carbon price is not even enough for projects to cover their administration costs,
Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) uses the power of law to protect the environment, promote human rights, and ensure a just and sustainable society. CIEL is a non-profit organization dedicated to advocacy in the global public interest, including through legal counsel, policy research, analysis,
In the coming weeks the CDM Executive Board will decide upon the registration of the infamous Nallakonda wind farm project. The decision will show whether the CDM is ready to take the rights of local communities into account, or not.
Since early 2000 almost 7000 projects have sprouted on the UNFCCC registry, claiming reduction of more than 1.3 billion tonnes C02. All these projects except for a handful are corporately initiated, owned and controlled. The carbon being traded is an icing on the profit
Photo: Eva Filzmoser By Falguni Joshi, Gujarat Forum on CDM We are almost at the middle of the year 2013 – the first year after finishing the first commitment period under the Kyoto protocol. As you know, India is one of the world’s largest
Press Release from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Environmental Advocacy Center, Panama (El Centro de Incidencia Ambiental – CIAM) and Earthjustice which highlights the work that has been done over the past weeks on the Barro Blanco CDM project.
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