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CDM surpasses 250 registered PoAs

Bonn, 7 April 2014 – The 250th PoA will install off-grid micro hydro power plants to provide electricity for farmer households living in Sichuan province on the upper reaches of the Yangtze river in China. Since the PoA procedures were adopted by the CDM Executive Board in 2007, 250 PoAs have been registered in 71 countries. More than 30 per cent of all registered PoAs are located in Africa, compared to just 2 per cent of regular CDM projects.

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Time right to cancel CERs for environment, development

Bonn, 4 April 2014 – Now is a good time for countries, corporations and public and private agencies, virtually anyone with a concern for the environment and sustainable development, to buy and cancel certified emission reductions created under the CDM, said CDM Executive Board Chair Hugh Sealy at the close of the Board's 78th meeting.

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Sustainable development tool launched

Bonn, 1 April 2014 – An online tool that aims to assess the sustainable development benefits of the CDM in a structured, consistent, comparable and robust manner is now fully operational. The tool helps CDM project developers highlight, on a voluntary basis, the sustainable development benefits of their projects by responding to a check list of predefined indicators that describe impacts on the environment, society and economy of host countries.

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CDM infographic presents
the achievements of the mechanism

Bonn, 21 March 2014 – To mark the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the secretariat has produced a series of simple, interesting and fun infographics. One of them shows the achievements of the CDM.

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Tough market conditions
call for bold response

Bonn, 21 February 2014 – Tough market conditions threatening the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism require an imaginative, even bold response, members of the CDM Executive Board heard from their new Chair this week.

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CDM Board elects Chair, Vice-Chair for 2014

Bonn, 17 February 2014 – The CDM Executive Board launched its 77th meeting today by electing Hugh Sealy of Barbados (pictured left) and Lambert Schneider of Germany (pictured right) as Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively. They will serve until the first meeting of the Board in 2015.

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Winners of the CDM African radio contest 2013 announced

Bonn, 27 January 2014 – The winners of our CDM African Radio Contest 2013 created compelling radio stories that answered the following question: "How can my community/city/country benefit from the CDM?" The African Radio Contest aims at spreading the word about the CDM in Africa. Congratulations to the winners!

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Reference manual for afforestation and reforestation projects launched

Bonn, 20 January 2014 – A new reference manual synthesizing the requirements to support the undertaking of CDM afforestation and reforestation project activities has just been released.

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Under the Clean Development Mechanism, emission-reduction projects in developing countries can earn certified emission reduction credits. These saleable credits can be used by industrialized countries to meet a part of their emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol. more »

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January 2013

  • 71st Meeting of the EB on 30th January–1st February in Bonn, Germany more »

February 2013

  • 63rd Meeting of the AP on 04th – 8th in Bonn, Germany more »

March 2013

  • 72nd Meeting of the EB on 04th – 8th in Bonn, Germany more »

April 2013

  • 40th Meeting of the SSC WG on 16th – 19th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 64th Meeting of the AP on 22nd – 25th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 59th Meeting of the MP on 22nd – 26th in Bonn, Germany more »

May 2013

  • 73rd Meeting of the EB on 27th in Bonn, Germany more »

June 2013

  • UNFCCC workshop on the review of the CDM modalities and procedures on 8th–9th June in Bonn, Germany
  • 8th meeting of the CDM roundtable on 17th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • Regional DNA Training and Workshop for Africa on 30 June–2 July in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire more »

July 2013

  • Regional DNA Training and Workshop for Africa on 30 June–2 July in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire more »
  • Africa Carbon Forum on 3rd – 5th in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire more »
  • 74th Meeting of the EB on 22nd – 26th in Bonn, Germany more »

August 2013

  • 38th Meeting of the AR WG on 14th – 16th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 65th Meeting of the AP on 19th – 22nd in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 60th Meeting of the MP on 19th – 22nd in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 9th Meeting of the CDM roundtable on 23rd in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 41st Meeting of the SSC WG on 26th – 29th in Bonn, Germany more »

September 2013

  • DNA training for Asia, Pacific and Eastern Europe on 2nd–3rd in Manila, Philippines more »
  • Fourth workshop on enhancing the regional distribution of CDM projects in Asia and the Pacific on 4th–5th in Manila, Philippines more »
  • 75th Meeting of the EB on 30th September– 4th October in Bonn, Germany more »

October 2013

  • 75th Meeting of the EB on 30th September– 4th October in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 66th Meeting of the AP on 8th –11th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 61st Meeting of the MP on 7th –11th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 42nd Meeting of the SSC WG on 14th –17th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • DOE/AIE Forum on 28th in Bonn, Germany more »

November 2013

  • 76th Meeting of the EB on 4th – 8th in conjunction with the CMP more »
  • 15th DNA Forum on 9th–10th in Warsaw, Poland more »

December 2013

No events scheduled

January 2014

  • 67th Meeting of the AP on 28th–31st in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 62nd Meeting of the MP on 27th–31st in Bonn, Germany more »

February 2014

  • 43rd Meeting of the SSC WG on 3rd – 5th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 77th Meeting of the EB on 17th –21st in Bonn, Germany more »

March 2014

  • 78th Meeting of the EB on 31 March – 4 April in Bonn, Germany more »

April 2014

  • 78th Meeting of the EB on 31 March – 4 April in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 63rd Meeting of the MP on 28th April–2nd May in Bonn, Germany more »

May 2014

  • 63rd Meeting of the MP on 28th April–2nd May in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 68th Meeting of the AP on 5th–7th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 44th Meeting of the SSC WG on 5th–8th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 79th Meeting of the EB on 28th May–1st June in Bonn, Germany more »

June 2014

  • 79th Meeting of the EB on 28th May–1st June in Bonn, Germany more »
  • Africa Regional Workshop on 29th June–1st July in Luanda, Angola more »

July 2014

  • Africa Regional Workshop on 29th June–1st July in Luanda, Angola more »
  • Africa Carbon Forum on 2nd–4th in Luanda, Angola more »
  • 80th Meeting of the EB on 14th–18th in Bonn, Germany more »

August 2014

  • 64th Meeting of the MP on 19th – 22nd in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 69th Meeting of the AP on 25th – 27th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 45th Meeting of the SSC WG on 25th – 28th in Bonn, Germany more »

September 2014

  • Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on 1st–2nd in Bogota, Colombia more »
  • Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum on 3rd–5th in Bogota, Colombia more »
  • 81st Meeting of the EB on 22–26th in Bonn, Germany more »

October 2014

  • 65th Meeting of the MP on 21st–24th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • 46th Meeting of the SSC WG on 27th –31st in Bonn, Germany more »

November 2014

  • 82nd Meeting of the EB on 24th–28th in conjunction with the CMP, in Lima, Peru more »
  • 70th Meeting of the AP on 3rd–5th in Bonn, Germany more »
  • Global DNA Forum on 29th–30th in Lima, Peru more »

December 2014

No events scheduled

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  • The benefits of CDM
    The benefits of CDM
    CDM projects can help local communities in Africa by providing opportunities for sustainable development, creating employment or increased economic activity, improving air quality, and transferring technology. CDM projects can also earn credits that are tradable and saleable.

    Lea Ricolcol, "Sunset at the Wind Farm", CDM Project 0453: NorthWind Bangui Bay Project
  • Wood stoves in Nigeria
    Wood stoves in Nigeria
    In Nigeria, firewood consumption has led to severe deforestation and desertification. Highly efficient wood stoves are helping to tackle this problem. Households are saving money, youth are finding employment, and time that used to be spent collecting wood is now going to income generation.

    Yahaya Ahmed, "Learning how to assemble a wood stove", CDM Project 2711: Efficient Fuel Wood Stoves for Nigeria
  • Solar panels in South Africa
    Solar panels in South Africa
    Families in Kuyasa, a low-income informal settlement in the Khayelitsha township, have not only managed to cut their electricity costs, but are also doing their bit to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Waste collection and treatment in Côte d'Ivoire
    Waste collection and treatment in Côte d'Ivoire
    This waste-to-energy project will collect and treat 200,000 tonnes of urban waste annually using anaerobic digesters. The resulting biogas will be used to produce electricity, while residual waste will be transformed into compost.

  • Papermill in South Africa
    Papermill in South Africa
    This fuel switch project reduces fossil fuel use and brings additional benefits, such as the long-term sustainability of the local paper mill and economic improvement in the area where the project is located.