El Foro de Discusión de la Vigilancia del MDL es un lugar para debatir experiencias y opiniones positivas y negativas. El objetivo es obtener una imagen precisa de lo que realmente está ocurriendo sobre el terreno y aprovechar las lecciones aprendidas. ¿El MDL ha
Global Aviation Market Mechanism Carbon Market Watch has been advocating for fair an effective climate protection in the aviation sector. Our work centers around the market mechanism that the aviation sector is currently debating. Aviation contributes to about 2% of global CO2 emissions and
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
We have some good news to share! After intense campaigning during the last two years by (GAIA) and the Global Alliance of Waste Pickers, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has finally pulled back support to projects that could decrease recycling rates in the Global
Wind power can be a great source of renewable energy, but if put in the wrong place it can have considerable negative impacts on local livelihoods and resources. This article tells how local eco-restoration efforts were annihilated by the installation of a wind park
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
Carbon markets are in the dumps and the future for these so called “flexible mechanisms” is grim. It’s no wonder carbon markets are collapsing; we don’t need them because weak pledges and the economic crisis are reducing emissions for us. The next international climate
The European Union is considered a leader in the international negotiations on climate change. Its main instrument to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) from industrial emitters is the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). However, the effectiveness of the EU ETS has been increasingly questioned
Last month coal was let back into the CDM. Yes you heard right, despite all evidence new heavily polluting coal power plants can once again apply to earn carbon credits. So, theoretically, a coal-fired power plant in Europe can still offset its emissions with
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