Brussels. The European Commission is working on a proposal to introduce quality restrictions on industrial gas offsets in the EU ETS. On 25 of October, CDM Watch made a submission to the Commission comprising the following documents: CDM Watch Submission to the European Commission –
Brussels. Incentives created by the UNFCCC Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) have caused a significant shift of adipic acid production from plants in industrialized countries to CDM plants in China and South Korea, a new study shows. This has led to “carbon leakage” – a
CDM Watch’s submission on DOE Liability – download pdf
Brussels, Tianjin. In a surprising move, the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has refused to forward a formal request by CDM Watch to the CDM Executive Board and its Methodologies Panel. The submission shows that current crediting rules for
CDM Watch found that the crediting rules for new grid connected fossil fuel fired power plants using a less GHG intensive technology (ACM0013) use outdated data to determine baseline emissions and ignore that the efficiency of new fossil fuel-fired power plants increases over time.
On 13 September 2010, CDM Watch submitted a Clarification Request to provide clarity on current crediting rules for HFC-23 abatement projects. In addition to the evidence that was filed in March 2010 related to the gaming of the CDM by unscrupulous plant operators, this
Finally, CDM Watch is happy to present the second edition of the CDM Toolkit. The CDM Toolkit is designed for NGOs, activists and citizens who have little or no prior experience with the CDM. Like the first CDM Toolkit that was released by CDM
Further to decision 2/CMP.5, the Board will discuss a first draft of procedures for appeals to challenge decisions by the CDM Executive Board at this week’s meeting. The inclusion of an appeals procedure in the CDM project approval process presents a crucial opportunity for
The Board might again tackle the impossible task of improving project-by-project additionality testing during this week’s meeting. Numerous discussions in the past about the stringency of the additionality criteria in the so-called “first-of-its-kind” and “common practice” tests have not yet resulted in an agreement.
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