In Cancun the Parties decided to push the CDM to standardise methodologies. Although in some cases a useful tool, standardisation also raises many red flags. For example, the CDM Executive Board recently approved a framework for standardisation that leaves room for interpretation and could
A meeting for local stakeholders was organised in Gujarat by Indian NGO Paryavaran Mitra to respond to the CDM Executive Board’s call for public input on the validation process. At the meeting CDM Watch launched the new ‘Gujarat Forum on CDM’, a communication platform
CDM Watch will facilitate a three-day workshop for civil society from the South East Asia region in Bangkok, Thailand from 12-14 October. The event will focus on the role of civil society in carbon markets and is co-organised by Focus on the Global South.
CDM Executive Board members usually call people not part of the inner CDM circle the ‘outside world’. Communication between these two worlds is often not as constructive as would be necessary to ensure the integrity of the CDM. During this upcoming meeting Board members
Guest article by Katy Yan, International Rivers Many large hydro projects in the CDM are contentious because most are non-additional and cause environmental and social harm. International Rivers supports grassroots efforts to stop harmful hydro projects. Over the past few years collaboration between NGOs
Guest commentary by Payal Parekh Wikileaks released a cable sent by the American Consulate in Mumbai, India that candidly states that Indian CDM projects do not depend on CDM funding and are therefore not additional. Last week Wikileaks released a cable sent by the
Going against the recommendation of the Methodology Panel the CDM Executive Board did not suspend the flawed methodology for coal projects (ACM0013) during its last meeting. Furthermore, CDM Watch’s analysis shows that coal projects in India and China are not additional. These new coal
CDM Watch and Sandbag are organising a lunch debate on September 21, 2011 with members of the European Parliament. The focus of discussion will be whether contentious project types in the CDM undermine European climate goals. The European Union (EU) can achieve half of
Over the last two months, CDM Watch has been busy providing input to policy discussions and analyzing and speaking out against contentious projects. Below a list of our recent submissions and publications: CDM Executive Board calls for public input Input on the validation process
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