Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): Benefits and Project Cycle

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Shuchi Pahuja
Keyword(s):  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Project Cycle ◽  
Development Mechanism

scholarly journals Establishing additionality: fraud vulnerabilities in the clean development mechanism

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Drew ◽  
Michael E. Drew
Keyword(s):  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Future Market ◽  
Project Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Project Cycle ◽  
Development Mechanism

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the clean development mechanism (CDM) which creates carbon credits from emission abatement projects in developing economies. The paper aims to examine the operation of the CDM with specific reference to fraud vulnerabilities regarding the additionality of a project. An examination of the process of establishment, certification and verification of additionality (confirmation that emissions post‐implementation of the CDM project are lower than those that would have occurred under the most plausible alternative scenario) is used to highlight the need for particular vigilance in respect to sustaining and improving the integrity of future market‐based mechanisms post‐Kyoto.Design/methodology/approachThe study takes a case study approach, examining the CDM project cycle and associated key entities.FindingsThe study posits that the processes associated with establishing and verifying additionality of a project are potentially key areas of systemic weakness that must be addressed. This case study explores the design features of the CDM that may afford greater opportunities for fraudulent or deceptive practices.Originality/valueThe CDM takes a project‐by‐project approach to establishment, verification and certification of additionality. Whilst conceptually this design may be appropriate from an operational perspective, it potentially provides opportunities for fraudulent outcomes. The individualised approach is, by its very nature, highly resource‐intensive and inherently difficult to verify.

scholarly journals Economic and Environmental Performances of Small-Scale Rural PV Solar Projects under the Clean Development Mechanism: The Case of Cambodia

Energies ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 9892-9914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen De Schepper ◽  
Sebastien Lizin ◽  
Bart Durlinger ◽  
Hossein Azadi ◽  
Steven Van Passel
Keyword(s):  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Development Mechanism
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