the South African branch of PriceWaterhouseCoopers has been made a designated operational entity for clean development mechanism (cdm) projects. But the move has raised questions.

Under cdm, developed countries can invest in projects in developing nations to meet their Kyoto Protocol targets. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which governs the activities of the protocol, designates organisations, which verify project design documents of a proposed cdm project, as designated operational entities. If the project is satisfactory, the entity requests its registration with the Bonn-based cdm executive board. It also verifies emission reductions for projects once they are operational.

Experts are unhappy with the un's decision. Last year Down To Earth (DTE) had revealed (see