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.
Not exact matches
At least half of all countries mentioned
carbon markets and just 25 percent
relied on international finance to meet their goals.
In addition, REDD + is likely to
rely on two sources of funding: through
carbon market offsets, where polluters in rich countries purchase
carbon credits from local communities and developing nations that maintain their forests, or through bilateral deals, such as the Norwegian government's International Forests and Climate Initiative.
The EU can not
rely on a
market - based approach: volatile and unpredictable
carbon prices will not ensure a transition to a safe, sustainable and affordable energy system.
Can we, should we, really
rely on «taxes plus praying the innovative power of the
market takes those price signals and makes us a
carbon - free infrastructure?»