Most of CDM projects have a significant GHG emission reduction, but few are having a social impact, even though CDM are supposed to be geared towards sustainable development. How c …

I wonder what the implications would be of using international best practices to determine reference levels for flexible mechanisms. In terms of ensuring standarised quality of co …

I have been following the Barcelona negotiations closely and one of the main issues being discussed is the extent to which public and private money can finance mitigation activitie …

Now that the EU has offer finance to developing countries as part of its negotiation position it is relevant to consider which capacities are to be build so resources are effective …

This question might be a bit basic but could someone briefly list the main mechanisms available to generate carbon credits and give me some good links for me to learn about it ? Th …

Is there any place where I can see the list of registered project under the clean development mechanism ?

When the programme of activities (PoA) appeared in the picture of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), all players thought it would be a great success since it targeted smaller b …

As a concept, sectoral approaches to climate change mitigation sound attractive, yet more detailed definition of this approach is required, in particular to promote the participati …

Since the UNFCCC website is not very user friendly when extracting information and data analysis on projects is extremely valuable, I was wondering whether anyone had come accross …

Solar power would look aparently a very good candidate for a CDM project, however there haven't been many registered. Anyone has any idea of the main reasons for such a shortage ? …

It is not clear to me what would be the difference between the National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and the Cooperative Sectoral Approaches (CSA). Would the NAMAs includ …

Following the tool to demonstrate additionality from the EB, project developers can use barrier analysis, however we have seen that it is more and more difficult to do it. What w …

Since Kyoto was ratified by Russia back in 2005, we have seen the EB become a second operational entity that double checks each small tasks that DOEs do. This implies that the EB d …

For the past three and a half years, we have seen more and more projects submitted for registration, however the reaction from the CDM Executive Board has been slower and slower. …

Since the beginning of CDM, we have seen many hydros rejected for various reasons but mostly for serious concerns about sustainability. How likely will it be for hydros to still b …