CDM Watch was very active at COP 17. We published our own newsletter “Watch This!”, organised several events, collaborated with many other NGOs and lobbied delegates. We mainly focused on issues related to the CDM, particularly on human rights, public participation, appeals procedure, coal power projects and CCS in the CDM. We also covered issues beyond the CDM, such as Joint Implementation, new market mechanisms and the existing loopholes in the rules of the conventions. Our booklet is a compilation of outputs in Durban.

Mortgaging the Atmosphere: Why temporary carbon storage is risky and cannot replace emission reductions
A companion to ‘A framework for assessing the climate value of temporary carbon storage’, this document provides a summary for policymakers based on the scientifically