Third ASEAN State of the Environment Report 2006; Asian Aspirations for Climate Regime Beyond 2012: Towards an Environmentally Sustainable ASEAN Community; Energy Security and Development Needs, Clean Development Mechanism, Technology Development and Transfer, Adaptation to Climate Change

2007 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-288
Author(s):  
Lee Poh Onn
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Climate Regime ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Asean State ◽  
State Of The Environment ◽  
Development Mechanism

scholarly journals Road-rail intermodality and the Clean Development Mechanism

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 77-83
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Galbieri ◽  
André Felipe Simões
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Executive Board ◽  
The Road ◽  
Mobile Sources ◽  
Cargo Transport ◽  
Transportation Sector ◽  
Development Mechanism

The approval of methodologies involving the transportation sector confronts methodological concepts that hinder the eligibility of such projects as Clean Development Mechanism, mainly because it is a segment whose emissions come from mobile sources. The verification of additionality and monitoring of emissions, in principle, can be regarded as some of the key barriers to fit transportation sector projects into the CDM framework. This paper discusses these issues and examines, in particular, the road-rail intermodality. Since the partial replacement of cargo transport via trucks by wagon trains presents a great potential for mitigating emissions of greenhouse gases, this paper also analyzes the characteristics that a project involving road-rail intermodality must possess in order to be approved by the Executive Board of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It also analyzes the main difficulties that such a project might face.

The Odd Couple: Uniting Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development under the Clean Development Mechanism

2015 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Condon
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Development Mechanism

AbstractThis article assesses the effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in meeting its twin aims of emission reductions and sustainable development. To date, the CDM has failed to achieve these goals. This article argues that the CDM’s shortcomings are due to path dependence, with the CDM stuck at a suboptimal equilibrium of insufficient institutions, capital and leadership. A reform scheme involving foreign direct investment, foreign aid and CDM amendments is prescribed for pushing the CDM to a more efficient and prosperous path. A properly functioning CDM would afford both developed and developing countries the opportunity to secure a more sustainable economic and environmental future.

scholarly journals Study on Clean Development Mechanism, Quantitative and Sustainable Mechanism

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Donghai Yuan ◽  
Lipeng Zheng ◽  
Yuan Cao ◽  
Xufeng Mao ◽  
Xueju Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Certified Emission Reduction ◽  
Development Mechanism

Aiming at the system and market problem of clean development mechanism (CDM), this study is carried out to establish the feasibility of certified emission reduction (CER) quantitative evaluation method and reserve mechanism in host country at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) level. After the introduction of CER quantitative and sustainable mechanism, the amount of CER that can enter the market was cut to a quarter, which reduces about 75% of the expected CER supply. Market CER from the technology types of higher CER market share and lower support for sustainable development appears to have different degrees of reduction. As for the technology types of lower CER market share and higher support for sustainable development, the amount of market CER is maintained in line with prevailing scenario, and market CER supply becomes more balanced.

scholarly journals Feasibility of Applying Clean Development Mechanism and GHGs Emission Reductions in the Gold Mining Industry: A Case of Thailand

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suthirat Kittipongvises
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Emission Reductions ◽  
Development Mechanism

Abstract There is presently overwhelming scientific consensus that global climate change is indeed occurring, and that human activities are the primary driver. An increasingly resource and carbon constrained world will continue to pose formidable challenges to major industries, including mining. Understanding the implications of climate change mitigation for the mining industry, however, remains limited. This paper presents the results of a feasibility study on the implementation of a clean development mechanism and greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission reductions in the gold mining industry. It draws upon and extends the analysis of a case study conducted on gold mining operations in Thailand. The results from the case study indicated that total GHGs emissions by company A were approximately 36,886 tons carbon dioxide equivalents (tCO2e) per annual gold production capacity that meet the eligibility criteria for small-scaled clean development mechanism (CDM) projects. The electrostatic separation process was found to release the lowest amount of GHGs, whereas comminution (i.e. crushing and grinding) generated the highest GHGs emissions. By scope, the emission from purchased electricity (scope 2) is the most significant source. Opportunities for CDM projects implementation in the gold mining sector can be found in employing energy efficiency measures. Through innovation, some technical efficiency and technological development in gold processing (i.e. high pressure grinding rolls (HPGR), vertical roller mills (VRM), gravity pre-concentration and microwave heating technologies) that have the potential to reduce energy use and also lower carbon footprint of the gold mining were further discussed. The evidence reviews found that HPGR and VRM abatement technologies have shown energy and climate benefits as electricity savings and CO2 reduction of about 8-25.93 kWh/ton ore processed and 1.8-26.66 kgCO2/ton ore processed, respectively. Implications for further research and practice were finally raised.

scholarly journals MECANISMO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO LIMPO: INSTRUMENTO EM PROL DA GERAÇÃO DE TECNOLOGIAS MAIS LIMPAS NO BRASIL?DOI: 10.5773/rgsa.v4i3.331

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antônio Costa Silva Júnior ◽  
Luana das Graças Queiroz de Farias ◽  
Andrea Cardoso Ventura ◽  
José Célio Silveira Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Project Design ◽  
Bibliographical Survey ◽  
Design Documents ◽  
Cleaner Technology ◽  
Development Mechanism

Este artigo avalia a contribuição de 75 projetos de Mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Limpo (MDL) para a promoção de tecnologias mais limpas no Brasil. A metodologia utilizada foi a revisão da literatura especializada e análise de conteúdo de Documentos de Concepção de Projeto (DCP). Os dados obtidos revelaram que os projetos de MDL contribuem, de forma ainda incipiente para a promoção de tecnologias mais limpas no Brasil, visto que apenas 4% dos projetos de MDL analisados relataram a criação de patentes e inovação durante o processo de desenvolvimento da tecnologia. Ademais, apenas 21% dos projetos analisados caracterizaram-se pela geração de uma tecnologia mais limpa focada na redução da poluição de Gases do Efeito Estufa (GEE) na fonte. Conclui-se que o MDL no Brasil ainda está distante do seu propósito de estimular um modelo de desenvolvimento mais limpo através da cooperação entre países industrializados e em desenvolvimento. Palavras-chave:Mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Limpo (MDL); tecnologias mais Limpas; Gases do Efeito Estufa (GEE), Brasil ABSTRACT This paper evaluates the contribution of 75 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects for cleaner technologies promotion in Brazil. Secondary data acquired from Project Design Documents (PDD) were analyzed using the bibliographical survey of specialized literature. It was verified that such contribution was incipient, as only 4% of the projects reported the creation of patents and of innovation during the technology development process. Just 21% of them were characterized by the generation of cleaner technology aimed at reducing Greenhouse Gases (GHG) pollution at source. In conclusion, CDM projects in Brazil were considered to be distant from encouraging a cleaner model of development through cooperation between industrialized and developing countries. Keywords: Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); Cleaner Technology; Greenhouse Gases (GHG); Brazil.

Entering the anthropocene: ‘Geonauts’ or sorcerer’s apprentices?

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 462-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacy Sachs
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Social Disparities ◽  
Human Intervention ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Earth Summit ◽  
Spaceship Earth ◽  
Global Transition

The Second Earth Summit to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 will coincide with the ratification by the International Commission on Stratigraphy of the concept of a new geological era, the anthropocene. This term emphasizes the acknowledgement of the increasing impact of human intervention on the future of the Spaceship Earth. Humanity is thus at a crossroads and we need, more than ever, to abide by the principle of responsibility. We must mobilize ourselves to learn how to speedily mitigate deleterious climate change without losing sight of the urgent need to reduce the abyssal social disparities. The immediate imperative is to propose long-term development strategies to go hand in hand with an aggiornamento of long-term democratic planning. Such strategies must rely on two pillars: food security and energy security. Last but not least, the United Nations ought to take advantage of the forthcoming Earth Summit to set in motion a global transition towards a socially inclusionary and environmentally sustainable path.

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