Sentences with phrase «certified emission reduction projects»

The headline figure hides large national variations and several countries will not meet their national target without emissions trading, or credits purchased from certified emission reduction projects in developing countries under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Reed works for the multinational consultancy company DNV, specializing in certifying emissions reduction projects such as REDD.

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This discussion paper estimates the potential supply of certified emission reductions (CERs) from projects registered under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for the period 2013 to 2020.

More than 8,000 projects or programmes of activities are registered under the mechanism, and more than 1.8 billion Certified emission reduction units (CERs) had been issued by the end of 2017.

In Oklahoma, for example, participation is voluntary, and the government limits its role to certifying the companies that verify emission reductions and nurturing agreement on how to measure the types of GHG reduction projects likely to be pursued in the state — such as grassland management and climate - safe farming.

The CDM allows emission - reduction (or emission removal) projects in developing countries to earn certified emission reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to one tonne of CO2.

Version 3.0 will not only provide a framework for the certification of carbon emissions reductions — it will also certify specific project benefits that result from the project activity.

Through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a provision in the Kyoto Protocol that encourages developed nations to share clean technologies with the developing world, countries can earn certified emissions reduction credits (CERs) by investing in clean energy projects.

This mechanism allows reductions of greenhouse gas emissions to be certified and transferred to third parties if the underlying project activities meet certain criteria.

The CDM is one of the three Flexible Mechanisms defined in the KyotoProtocol and allows emission - reduction projects in developing countries to earn certified emission reduction (CER) credits, each equivalent to one tonne of CO2.

At last week's Africa Carbon Forum (ACF), delegates called for stronger emphasis on results - based climate finance for both mitigation and adaptation to climate change, and they reiterated their support for market - based mechanisms like the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which allows emissions - reducing projects to earn certified emissions reduction (CERs) that can be traded to meet overall national reduction goals.

Under Article 12, Annex B nations may implement emission reduction projects in developing nations to generate certified emission reduction (CER) credits for each ton of carbon reduced or avoided.

Ben & Jerry's early seed funding was essential in getting this NativeEnergy Help Build project launched, and the resulting certified carbon offsets help Ben & Jerry's reach their emissions reduction goals by taking emissions out of their supply chain.

Certified Emission Reduction Unit (CER)- Equal to one metric ton (~ 2,205 pounds) of CO2 - equivalent emissions reduced or sequestered through a Clean Development Mechanism project, calculated using Global Warming Potentials..

The report includes an overview of South Africa as an investment destination for CDM investors and purchasers of certified emissions reductions (CERs) resulting from CDM projects in the country.

Under the CDM, when a project (such as a wind farm) in a developing nation results in an overall fall in emissions it will receive «carbon credits», called Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) based on the amount of emissions that have been reduced.

Land use is also becoming more prominent in discussions under the Clean Development Mechanism, a carbon offset tool that supports emissions - reduction projects in developing countries so that developed countries earn certified emission reduction credits — while continuing to pollute.

The share of proceeds amounts to 2 per cent of certified emission reductions (CERs) issued for a CDM project activity.

The compensation of emissions is accomplished by supporting a high quality climate protection project, from which carbon emissions reductions are certified on an annual basis by independent auditors.