Our recent CDM Watch briefing paper looked at the cumulative impact of loopholes on emission reduction pledges countries have made. Our calculations show that pledges are small enough to fall right through current loopholes. Without swift action, we’re heading off the path of 2
Durban, South Africa. As countries are negotiating a new global climate regime, a CDM Watch paper released today calls for immediate action to close loopholes in the rules under the current climate regime. The policy brief shows that the flawed rules could easily negate
WATCH THIS! Issue #4 Durban. The CDM Watch team will keep you up to date on the following: – Don’t waste your time on CCS! – Move the CDM beyond Coal! – CDM Negotiations: EU keep up the good work! – JI: CDM’s naughty
CDM Watch will be showing a documentary made by The Ecologist. See background story here. Download invitation here. Short Film on Coal in the CDM When: 6 December, 18.00 Where: Berg River, DEC Produced by: ECOSTORM Hosted by: CDM Watch Movie synopsis: Exclusive film
Durban, South Africa. As countries are negotiating the global climate crisis, an open letter sent by a broad coalition of green groups including Greenpeace, WWF and Friends of the Earth to the COP Presidency today calls for an exclusion of coal power projects from
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Durban. A study released today confirms that over 20% of all carbon credits under the UN’s offsetting scheme could come from business-as-usual large hydro projects. The study also points out the significant social and environmental impacts of these projects and calls for an overhaul
Durban, South Africa. In a crucial move, the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Executive Board yesterday suspended coal power offsetting projects because the rules used to calculate emission reductions cause artificial carbon credits. Pressure on the EU is mounting to call for a ban
Letter to Austrian Minister: H.E. Mr. Nikolaus Berlakovich Letter to Belgian Minister: S.E. M. Paul Magnette Letter to Bulgarian Minister: H.E. Ms. Nona Karadjova Letter to Cypriot Minister: H.E. Mr. Sofoclis Aletraris Letter to Czech Minister: H.E. Mgr. Tomaš Chalupa Letter to German Minister:
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