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Spreadsheet of Hydro Projects in the CDM Project Pipeline

This excel spreadsheet database of hydro projects in the CDM project pipeline was created for International Rivers by Ben Docker. It is updated monthly. It can be downloaded below in complete form.

As of 06 March 2010:

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Letter to SGS Re Kamchay Hydroelectric BOT Project (Cambodia)

Current Status: At Validation (as of Mar 2010)

Jirote Na Nakorn
Managing Director
SGS (THAILAND) LIMITED
100 Nanglinchee Road, Chongnonsee
Yannawa
10120 Bangkok
Thailand

cc CDM Executive Board, SGS Headquarters

Re: Submission for carbon credits of the Kamchay Hydroelectric BOT Project

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Chinese Dams In Hot Water

Thu, 02/25/2010 - 11:55am

Hydro developers and auditors in hot water. (Photo: Gregg McNeill, http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbmcinephoto/)

Hydro developers and auditors in hot water. (Photo: Gregg McNeill, http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbmcinephoto/)

The Clean Development Mechanism's Executive Board (EB), which approves and rejects projects applying for emissions reductions credits, just ended their latest board meeting in Germany with a decision that has stunned carbon market investors – and given some hope to dam-fighters and CDM reform activists.

US Companies Favoring Efficiency Over Offsets

Fri, 02/05/2010 - 5:55pm

The average Nike shoe emits about 40 pounds of CO2 (http://www.greenbiz.com)

The average Nike shoe emits about 40 pounds of CO2 (http://www.greenbiz.com)

A few years ago, the latest green(wash) rage among the rich and famous was offsetting carbon emissions from air travel and energy use. Lately, this trend may be slowly reversing itself.

Companies are beginning to see the problems inherent in offsets and are instead turning to improving energy efficiency. The latest companies to abandon the over-hyped offset are Yahoo! and Nike.

Crunching the Hydro Numbers 2009: Fourth Quarter Update on the CDM

Fri, 01/08/2010 - 11:58am

Update:

  • The number of projects that entered the CDM pipeline fell 42% from the third quarter (See Fig. 1).
  • The percent of hydropower projects entering the CDM pipeline relative to all CDM projects continues to be on a downward trend since 2007 (see Fig. 2).
  • According to a new Point Carbon survey (sub req'd), one third of registered CDM projects never go on to receive CERs, or certified emissions reductions credits. Most notable are landfill gas and other waste projects. Arne Eik, analyst at Point Carbon, attribute the lack of issuance to: "problems with project finance prompted by the economic downturn, uncertainty about post-2012, and the difficulties some projects had in demonstrating they can cut emissions." 
  • The percent of projects rejected out of the total number of projects requesting registration was 7.4% in 2007, 3.8% in 2008, and 1.4% in 2009 (this does not include withdrawn projects).
  • 48% of all hydro projects in the CDM pipeline have requested registration since 2004, while 40% of all hydro projects have actually been registered. Figs. 3 and 4 show the fate of projects requesting registration and being registered by year. This graph shows the dramatic increase over the last year of projects that the Executive Board has requested be reviewed.
  • Hydro projects continue to be the most prevalent type of project in the CDM pipeline (27% fo all projects). 70% of hydro projects are located in China. Figs. 5 and 6 are based on the UNFCCC CDM pipeline database, last updated on December 20, 2009.

Offsets and the Rich/Poor Divide

Wed, 12/16/2009 - 11:52am

International Rivers' Payal Parekh gives an update on the current status of the climate negotiations at Copenhagen's COP15. Developed countries continue to avoid taking strong targets, raising tensions between rich and poor countries on the third-to-last day of the negotiations. News on offsets and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) are mixed and constantly changing.

Down and Dirty: Farm Soil Will Offset Emissions in Australia's Carbon Cut Scheme

By Gregg Borschmann in Copenhagen and Guy Pearse

Originally published in The Sydney Morning Herald

It was a candid remark in a private briefing. But unfortunately for the Government, comments by an Australian climate negotiator late last week in Copenhagen have pretty much let the cat out of the bag on where Labor intends to find any ambitious cuts to Australia's 2020 greenhouse gas emissions.

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All Eyes On Copenhagen

The UN Climate Change Conference is in Copenhagen from December 7-18, 2009

Governments and civil society from the world over will be converging on Copenhagen, December 2009 (Climate Action Network)

Governments and civil society from the world over will be converging on Copenhagen, December 2009 (Climate Action Network)

For months, governments, lobbyists, and civil society have been gearing up for the "big one," and now it's finally here - the UN climate conference in wintry Copenhagen. Governments are meeting in the Danish capital to negotiate what is to follow the "first commitment period" of the Kyoto Protocol, which runs out at the end of 2012. 

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Dan Rather Does Carbonomics

Wed, 11/25/2009 - 7:09pm

Dan Rather (ClizBiz on Flickr)

Dan Rather (ClizBiz on Flickr)

Renowned TV anchor Dan Rather has done an excellent episode of his cable news show exploring the scams and stupidities of carbon offsetting.

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