In response to the growing number of CDM projects in Central America, CDM Watch organized two workshops in Mesoamerica to discuss the role of civil society in the CDM with representatives of the region. A first workshop was organised on 16 February in Mexico
The month of March saw a number of deadlines for public input to the UNFCCC policy process. The following section provides an overview of submissions made by CDM Watch: a. Areas and means for direct communication between the CDM EB and relevant stakeholder groups
Guest comment by Finnigan Wa Simbeye, Tanzania Daily News So far, CDM biogas projects have been praised as the most sustainable projects implemented under the CDM. However, a recent eye witness report from a much touted biogas in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam
Two months on from our first report[1] about the Aguan biogas project[2] in Honduras which is currently seeking registration under the CDM, human rights violations continue. See a video documentary (9.45 minutes) of March 2011 giving a good but shocking overview about how the
Dear friends,
As the CDM Executive Board is meeting in Bangkok from 11-15 April 2011 for their second meeting this year, we are taking the opportunity to bring another perspective into the discussions: the views of civil society on specific CDM projects and wider
CDM Watch welcomes yesterday´s appointment of Martin Hession, an Irish national who works for the UK’s Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to chair the Board. Maosheng Duan from China was elected Vice-Chairman. In addition, a number of new members were elected to
Brussels. A new study published today finds that CDM Electricity Projects (e.g. wind farms and hydro dams) in China and India calculate carbon credits based on inflated grid emission factors. This will result in the issuance of an estimated 11 million carbon credits which
Dear friends,
A new set of CDM Executive Board members is meeting this week in Bonn, Germany for the first time this year. As usual, CDM Watch is using the opportunity to bring some transparency to key issues on the Board´s agenda and to
The UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun added a new dimension to the CDM: Carbon capture and storage technologies in geological formations shall now be allowed to qualify under the CDM. This decision has been hailed as a victory by oil companies across the
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