Carbon Market Watch submission to the CDM EB 72nd annotated agenda meeting with recommendations regarding changes to the CDM Moralities and Procedures including: 1) Fundamental reform of additionality requirements, 2) Change length of crediting period, 3) require that no CDM can violate human rights, 4) Improve the CDM contribution to sustainable development, 5) DOE, Accreditation and 6) …
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Submission by Carbon Market Watch’s Anja Kollmuss to the Joint Implementation (JI) Contact Group about how non-additional JI projects undermine mitigation goals, especially when they are implemented in countries with a large AAU surplus.
This paper provides recommendations for CMP decisions for adoption at CMP8 and outlines key issues pertaining the JI. The recommendations refer to the note by the UNFCCC secretariat “Revised set of key attributes and transitional measures and draft revised joint implementation guidelines” (FCCC/KP/CMP/2012/5) on Item 8(b) of the provisional agenda Issues relating to joint implementation. Carbon …
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This paper outlines key issues under discussion at AWG-KP 18. Carbon Market Watch provides recommendations in particular on the following issues: 1) Increasing ambition and closing loopholes, 2) Carry- over of assigned amount units (AAUs), 3) Eligibility issues relating to CP2 and 4) Review of the clean development mechanism (CDM)
This paper outlines recommendations on key issues on the discussion at CMP8 on the CDM. Our key recommendations are: Fundamentally reform additionality requirements. Suspend and reform guidelines for standardised baselines Ban CDM coal power projects. Address human rights concerns. Improve the CDM’s contribution to sustainable development. Improve the constitution and conduct of the CDM Executive Board …
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This paper outlines recommendations on discussions on CDM Appeals Procedure. The SBI will consider the following issues in Doha at its 37th session: The scope of appeal, i.e., whether it can consider appeals of approvals as well as rejections and alterations; The definition of stakeholders, i.e., who has standing to appeal ; The grounds for …
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This paper outlines key issues under discussion at the 37th Session of Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA). Carbon Market Watch provides recommendations in particular to the following agenda items on CCS, LULUCF and new HCFC-22 facilities.
CDM Watch submission to the CDM EB 70th annotated agenda meeting with regard to items on 1) Recommendations to the CDM Policy Dialogue, 2) Standardised Baselines, 3) Nitric Acid Projects, 4) Sustainable Development co-benefits of project activities, including PoAs and 5) Improving Local and Global Stakeholder Consultation
CDM Watch response to the CDM EB launch a call for public inputs to clarify and improve the CDM Project Standard document (PS).
