clean development mechanism Articles

Delivery risk is central to pricing carbon offsets, but has been the focus of limited attention in the carbon markets. At the same time, remote regions and promising technologies – desperate for investment – have been underserved by the carbon markets. This paper proposes that the current policy objectives and functions of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) be expanded to include arrangements ...

Jun. 9, 2009

By Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

The flexible mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol, the clean development mechanism (CDM), should fulfil a twin objective: cost-effective greenhouse gas mitigation and enhancement of sustainable development in developing countries. As most host CDM countries have not established the proper institutional capacity to approve CDM projects and, at the same time, are prerogative to define sustainable ...

May 11, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has proven to be a very successful instrument, which is remarkable considering the fact that the climate change regime had no such global market mechanism or market experience just over seven years ago. Now it has become established and has engaged stakeholders, and there has been increased scrutiny of its governance structures and ...

Mar. 1, 2009

By Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

The Clean Development Mechanism could attract huge financial flows to developing economies. But many are sceptical – and some are looking to the US instead. Tom Whitehouse reports from IndiaIn theory, the appeal and potential of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in India are considerable. As one of the world’s fastest-growing and most energy-intensive economies, India’s need for clean energy ...

Jan. 1, 2003

The Clean Development Mechanism - a cornerstone of the Kyoto Protocol which allows industrialised nations to invest in emission reduction projects in the developing world - is inching towards reality. This summer, the European Commission unveiled plans to let companies buy CDM credits to help meet their targets under the EU emissions trading scheme. But long-running controversies over the CDM's ...

Jan. 1, 2003

By Environmental News and Data Services (ENDS)

Type      HOFGAS®-Ready/C 2000 Performance      2,000 Nm³/h, 10,000 kW Location      Zambiza (EC)   Situation The landfill is located near Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Since 1979 five million tonnes of domestic refuse has been deposited. After successful degassing trials, it was established that the ...

Jan. 5, 2009

By Hofstetter BV

In this article, we assess the future prospects of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) from the perspective of a developing country, drawing on Vietnam as a case study. First, we review the performance of the CDM and describe the evolution of carbon markets on the path towards a post-2012 climate regime. Next, we place Vietnam in a post-2012 context, and assess potential project resources, ...

May 31, 2010

By Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

With thousands of projects in the pipeline and about 1.5 billion carbon credits to be generated by 2012, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has become a socio-economic order of scale that involves international institutions, governments and private entities worldwide. The concept of mobilizing investment in low carbon technology in developing countries in exchange for cost-efficient Certified ...

Mar. 1, 2009

By Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

By authorising investment, technology transfer, project development and emissions trading between developed and developing countries, the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will present new opportunities for international trade. Projects hosted in developing countries will result in "Certified Emissions Reductions" (CERs), which may be used to assist developed countries ...

Feb. 10, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

This article explores how Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects can be designed and developed, employing some central Industrial Ecology (IE) principles so that they become more transformative. The results of a case study conducted in Thailand are presented and it is shown how IE principles can be used to design a 'biomass-based Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system' suitable for CDM ...

Jun. 22, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

The implementation of activities aimed at mitigating global greenhouse gas emissions is more cost-efficient in developing countries than in most of the industrialised world. Nevertheless, efficient mitigation may have adverse effects on equity. A Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is therefore to assure that the interests of all parties implicated in Joint Implementation between industrialised and ...

May 11, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

As the world contemplates a post-Kyoto Protocol climate change policy architecture, some key observations of the clean development mechanism (CDM) remind us that climate change policies should be linked more closely to the promotion of sustainability. A sustainability-rated CDM (SR-CDM) is proposed in this paper; it applies the gold standard as a way of assessing the sustainability value of ...

Aug. 9, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

The safe and secure deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage in developing countries could be a way to reconcile their economic development with the objective of climate change mitigation. The Clean Development Mechanism could provide the required additional financial incentive to enable the implementation of CCS projects. However, the inclusion of this technology in the CDM faces important ...

Dec. 1, 2008

By Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

Reform of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a key issue in advancing the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol. The CDM was created with the mutual objectives of providing cost-effective abatement opportunities for industrialized countries and to advance sustainable development in developing countries. Current literature, however, suggests that the CDM is failing to deliver on its promise of a ...

Jan. 1, 2010

By Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd

Up to date, different physical and chemical cleaning protocols are necessary to limit membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors. This paper deals with a mechanical cleaning process, which aims at the avoidance of hypochlorite and other critical chemicals in MBR with submerged flat sheet modules. The process basically consists of the addition of plastic particles into the loop circulation within ...

Jan. 1, 2011

By IWA Publishing

The inclusion of carbon sinks in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), although not explicitly planned by the Kyoto Protocol, was decided by the sixth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held in Bonn in 2001.1 Acknowledgement of the right for industrialised countries and their firms to offset their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in ...

Mar. 1, 2005

Introduction Currently, the only land-use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) activities that are eligible under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) are afforestation and reforestation (A/R), which allow for the generation of credits by net removal by sinks. This could include afforestation and reforestation of wet organic soils (peatlands), e.g. with peatswamp forest tree ...

Aug. 29, 2013

By Wetlands International

This paper analyzes the economic and environmental consequences of a potential demand side management program in Thailand using a general equilibrium model. The program considers replacement of less efficient electrical appliances in the household sector with more efficient counterparts. The study further examines changes in the economic and environmental effects of the program if it is ...

Mar. 1, 2008

By The World Bank

Given the lack of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activities in least developed countries (LDCs), subsidies for CDM projects have been suggested as a remedy. To date, subsidies spent in the CDM context have been limited to capacity building. Donor agencies have provided close to EUR45 million for awareness raising, institutional capacity building and project development in Africa and LDCs over ...

Jan. 1, 2010

By Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), introduced under the Kyoto Protocol, serves a twofold objective: the reduction of Greenhouse Gases and the promotion of sustainable development in emerging countries. This article addresses this critical issue by analysing a project currently seeking CDM status and assessing its impact on these dual aims, while simultaneously evaluating the successful ...

Dec. 12, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers