By Carbon Trade Watch: Carbon trading lies at the centre of global climate policy and is projected to become one of the world’s largest commodities markets, yet it has a disastrous track record since its adoption as part of the Kyoto Protocol. Carbon Trading:
With an attempt to avoid the registration of one of the most controversial CDM projects ever, a group of individuals, organizations, movements and networks representing Brazilian society, together with international supporters from the North and South, vehemently oppose the approval of the project presented
download pdf file CDM for Sustainable Development? Money for Nothing!!! A People’s Perspective by Ajita Tiwari and Nafisa Goga D’Souza, Laya Resource Center This crucial study shares full descriptions and critical on-the-ground insights from seven CDM projects in India that shed light on the
download pdf file From the IMCG Newsletter: New CDM biodiesel methodology may threaten peatlands John Couwenberg and Hans Joosten investigate yet another poor methodology that has been recently approved by the CDM Executive Board, ACM0017, which targets projects in biodiesel made specifically from agrofuel
If approved, this Project could lead to excess issuance of Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) beyond any actual emissions reductions. Our analysis of the PDD indicates that the DOE must not validate the Project under the ACM0013 methodology.
Dear friends,
This first CDM Executive Board meeting in 2010 from 8 – 12 February will start off with a rather unusual challenge. For the first time in history, not all Board members were elected during the annual procedure as part of the Conference
Currently, around 1380 hydro projects are seeking CDM support. 130 projects are already generating CERs and have so far received 15.335 Million CERs, amounting to more than 184 Mill. €. But a large number of hydro power projects are not additional, as highlighted many
In total, four projects that reduce N2O from adipic acid production are currently registered in China, South Korea and Brazil. CDM revenues of Millions of Euros for these plants have caused a production shift from industrialized countries to these four projects which have caused
In 2009, 660 projects requested registration. Due to non-compliance with registration requirements, 367 reviews were requested and 163 projects were finally reviewed. During this 52th EB meeting, the number hits records: 117 projects will be discussed. Review is requested of 82 projects and 35
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