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Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
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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 »
CDM Governance - meetings and documentation 
- EB 101 report available more>>
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- MP 77 report available more »
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CDM Projects
CDM Insights Database for PAs and PoAs
Registered projects:
7806
CERs Issued for Project Activities:
1,959,795,011
CERs Issued for Programme of Activities: 16,338,453
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- 94th Meeting of the EB on 2nd–5th in Bonn, Germany more »
June 2017
- 78th Meeting of the AP on 5th–7th in Bonn, Germany more »
July 2017
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No events scheduledJanuary 2018
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March 2018
- 75th Meeting of the MP on 19–21 March in Bonn, Germany more »
April 2018
- 99th Meeting of the EB on 23–26 April in Bonn, Germany more »
May 2018
- AE/DOE Calibration on 28 May in Bonn, Germany
June 2018
July 2018
No events scheduledAugust 2018
- 100th Meeting of the EB on 27–31 August in Bangkok, Thailand more »
September 2018
- 19th Meeting of the Global CDM Designated National Authorities Forum on 19–20 September in Bonn, Germany
October 2018
November 2018
- 101st Meeting of the EB on 26–29 November in Katowice, Poland more »
December 2018
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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
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
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.Nic Bothma, "Siyazenzela (doing it for ourselves)", CDM Project 0079: Kuyasa Low-cost Urban Housing Energy Upgrade Project, Khayelitsha (Cape Town; South Africa) -
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.Omeo Mariano, "Waste to Energy" *,
CDM Project 1258: Quezon City Controlled Disposal Facility Biogas Emission Reduction Project -
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."Sappi" ,
CDM Project 0795: Tugela Mill Fuel Switching Project
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