Scroll down for French and Spanish First-of-its-kind and common practice tests are part of the additionality test each prospective CDM projects has to go through. First-of-its-Kind The first-of-its-kind rule under the CDM states that a project is automatically deemed additional if: (a) The project
Scroll down for French and Spanish The CDM was designed to bring clean and sustainable development to poor countries while enabling rich countries to achieve their emissions reductions cost efficiently. Because the CDM was designed to be technology-neutral (meaning that any technology that removes
Scroll down for French and Spanish Carbon Market Watch supports and coordinates the work of many civil society organisations at UNFCCC conferences on particular market and non-market related issues. Beyond this, Carbon Market Watch advocates for stronger environmental and social integrity of UN offsetting
Scroll down for French and Spanish Carbon capture and storage (CCS) perpetuates and incentivises the use of fossil fuels while failing to address the environmental and human impacts associated with their extraction and use. There are still many uncertainties associated with the technology and
Scroll down for French and Spanish Hydropower comprises 30% of all carbon offsets projects registered under the CDM. Over 1,000 hydropower projects are already registered under the CDM and another 700 are applying for registration, more than any other project type. Problematic CDM Projects
Scroll down for French and Spanish HFC-23 HFC-23 is an unwanted by-product in the manufacture of HCFC-22, a refrigerant and temporary substitute for CFCs. The destruction of HFC-23 in HCFC-22 plants in developing countries can be registered as a CDM project and leads to
Scroll down for French and Spanish Problematic CDM Projects to WATCH! Nallakonda – Wind farm project, India Barro Blanco – Large hydro project, Panama Timarpur-Okhla, Waste incineration project, India View more examples… The CDM has a dual mandate to deliver climate mitigation and sustainability
Scroll down for French and Spanish Problematic CDM Projects to WATCH! Nallakonda – Wind farm project, India Rampur – Hydro power project, India View more examples… Carbon offset mechanisms such as the CDM can only be effective climate mitigation policy tools if their resulting
After the CDM Policy Dialogue was launched at COP-17 in Durban the members of the high-level panel held its first meeting this February. The first meeting provided clarity that the panel will be developing recommendations about the CDM’s internal workings, the future direction and
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