The United Nations said its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is growing steadily, having registered 3,000 carbon cutting energy projects to date.
Under the CDM, firms invest in projects that reduce climate-warming emissions in developing nations and receive credits called certified emissions reductions (CERs) in return.
The scheme began in 2005 and has clean energy projects in 71 countries.
The UNEP, under its Capacity Development for the Clean Development Mechanism (CD4CDM) project, has published a paper on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which focuses on the equitable distribution of CDM projects.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has earned more than Rs 2.4 crore from the sale of a total 82,000 Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) under the carbon credits scheme by the Japan Finance Carbon Ltd.
DMRC had earned above Rs 1.2 crore on the sale of 39,000 CERs for the year 2008 and Rs 1.3 crore on the sale of 43,000 CERs for 2009.
The money earned from the sale of CERs will be used to o
This paper, which was developed in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), is aimed at proposing the improvement of clean development mechanism (CDM) in the cement sector based on the experience through the implementation of capacity building while describing the recent information and identifying issues and challenges in India's cement sector through IGES CDM capacity-bui
The trend towards green buildings needs strong policy initiatives to maintain the momentumIf you were to move into ZED Collective, a residential enclave in Bangalore, you need not shop for half your vegetable supplies.
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), established under the Kyoto Protocol, is the primary international offset program in existence today. It generates offsets through investments in GHG reduction, avoidance, and sequestration projects in developing countries.
