Sentences with phrase «countries participating in the scheme»

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The accurate monitoring and reporting of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is essential for countries participating in climate mitigation schemes, such as reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD +)-- a scheme that pays developing countries for the carbon stored in trees and soils.

Participants in the carbon pricing scheme would have to pay 3.5 times more than they would if all countries participated and all GHG sources were included.

The country set up a REDD + working group in 2009 to participate in global efforts to develop a scheme that compensates developing countries as an incentive to change the way forest resources are used, hopefully curbing carbon emissions.

Eritrea, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, KenGen (a Kenyan company), Germany and Iceland will be the first countries to participate in the new scheme.