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.
For two weeks in Doha, Qatar delegates from close to 200 countries negotiated the future of the planet at COP18 in Dec 2012. Carbon markets were an important topic. Decisions on the future of the CDM, the JI, AAU surplus and New Market Mechanisms were
The aim of the present study is to point out to the flaws in the current mechanism based on the available experience with JI and propose possible solutions how the system could be reformed in order to stimulate the implementation of efficient GHG emission
Campagnes contre projets problématiques Malgré leur objectif de contribution au développement durable, les projets MDP ont souvent des impacts négatifs graves sur les communautés locales. Une majorité des projets sont des projets à l’échelle industrielle tels que des centrales à combustibles fossiles, en particulier
Brussels, 14 November 2012. Today, the European Commission published “The state of the European carbon market in 2012”. The report estimates the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is oversupplied by up to 2 billion allowances. International offset credits account for three quarters or more
Scroll down for French and Spanish The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) is the largest cap-and-trade scheme in the world. The EU-ETS regulates about half of EUs CO2 emissions. It includes more than 11,000 factories, power stations, and other installations in 30 countries—all 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Norway,
In light of this Friday’s Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) where the future of a global aviation measure to combat climate change will be decided, 25 NGOs from around the globe signed and sent to the ICAO’s Secretary General an open
Las 95 organizaciones firmantes de 31 países desean expresar su profunda preocupación en relación al proyecto MDL No 3197 situado en el Valle del Bajo Aguán, Honduras. A partir de la información obtenida por parte de organizaciones nacionales e internacionales de la sociedad civil,
À Cancun en 2010 et à Durban en 2011, les Parties ont demandé une plus forte normalisation des règles d’attribution de crédits MDP (appelés aussi méthodologies) qui sont utilisées pour les projets MDP, afin de simplifier et de rationaliser le cadre du MDP. De
Stay in touch and receive our monthly newsletter, campaign updates, event invites and more.
