Additionality is a complex topic — for more information, read the in - depth paper
on Additionality found on the GHG Institute website.
Limited human resources for the development of CDM projects, and CDM's requirements
on additionality are additional constraints.
«Any further encumbrance on qualifying offsets projects based
on additionality would create confusion and be a barrier to GHG reductions, avoidances and sequestration from a policy standpoint,» the group wrote.
Not exact matches
This technical document clarifies the concept of
additionality and its significance for crediting mechanisms; describes the different approaches that have been used to demonstrate or test
additionality; and explores the implications of the evolving carbon markets
on the application and importance of
additionality.
The second part explores possible ways of tracking
additionality in ODA flows, with the aim of stimulating a global discussion
on this issue.
The problem of carbon offsets is centered
on the idea of «
additionality.»
«(B) make available to the Secretary options and recommendations for the program as a whole and
on offset methodologies for each practice type that should be considered under regulations promulgated pursuant to section 504 of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, including methodologies to address the issues of
additionality, activity baselines, measurement, leakage, including the application of sector specific leakage factors, uncertainty, permanence, and environmental integrity;
This project - specific
additionality test is put in place to ensure that the offset project definitely relies
on the carbon market to be developed, ensuring that the offsets are coming only from reductions that go beyond business as usual.
Initiated at SBSTA 16, Parties addressed and resolved a number of issues, namely, non-permanence, baselines,
additionality and leakage, and socio - economic and environmental impacts including impacts
on biodiversity and natural ecosystems through this decision.
As a preliminary test of this theory, I compare the latest data
on the magnitude, distribution and financial «
additionality» of climate funds and carbon markets.
Technical
additionality is demonstrated since the technology is not considered business as usual
on U.S. dairy farms and requires special technical skills.
A group of LDCs wanted the deliberations to be based
on certain UN resolutions and equity principles, such as
additionality of aid, preferential transfer of technology, etc..
«Many of them didn't observe the requirements of JI
on «
additionality» as they would probably have happened anyway, and I would even doubt the physical existence of some of these projects,» said Vladyslav Zhezherin, one of the report's authors.
For another take
on the recent FTC hearing, we recommend you check out Adam Stern's take and, for some more background, an overview of
additionality and the offset market here and here.
The disclaimer in the next sentence delineating the «
additionality» of EU citizenship and confirming that it shall «not replace national citizenship» was iteratively addended to the provision at Treaty amendments in response to political concerns of certain Member States with regard to the original Article 8a of the Maastricht Treaty (see the «Edinburgh Declaration
on citizenship of the Union» by the Kingdom of Denmark).