Carta abierta a los Ministros de Medio Ambiente y delegados de todas las Partes : Incrementen la ambición y cierren los vacíos legales en la COP18

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Estimados Ministros, Estimados Delegados, Nosotros, 156 redes, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y ciudadanos preocupados de 74  países hacemos un llamado a las Partes para que incrementen de manera urgente y significativa sus compromisos de reducción de emisiones y cierren todos los vacíos legales. Si no hacen nada al respecto, no nos quedan opciones reales …

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Lettre ouverte aux Ministres de l’Environnement et Délégués de toutes les Parties : La COP 18 doit rehausser les ambitions et combler les lacunes des mécanismes de la convention

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Messieurs et Madames les Ministres, Chers Délégués, Nous, 156 réseaux et organisations de la société civile et citoyens concernés de 74 pays, invitons les Parties à s’engager davantage, et de façon urgente et significative, à réduire leurs émissions de gaz à effet de serre  et de combler toutes les lacunes actuelles des mécanismes de la …

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CAN-I ECO3 Article: Will Doha Burst the Hot Air bubble?

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This article was written in part by Carbon Market Watch and originally published for the Climate Negotiations 2012 NGO Newsletter: ECO – Issue 3. A staggering 13 billion emissions permits are left over from the first Kyoto commitment period. Hot air is looming large – and threatens the viability of CP2 and any future climate deal. ECO …

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Film Screening at COP18: The Carbon Rush

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A Middle Eastern premiere and special presentation of the film ‘The Carbon Rush’ is occurring during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP18 Conference in Doha, Qatar. The film is presented by the Indigenous Environmental Network. It is a public event and entrance is free. See the Facebook event page for more info. Location: STUDENT …

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CAN-I ECO2 Article: Right to appeal is not a game of two halves

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This article was written in part by Carbon Market Watch and originally published for the Climate Negotiations 2012 NGO Newsletter: ECO – Issue 2. Here in Doha Parties will decide on an appeals procedure against decisions of the CDM Executive Board. It is crucial that civil society will be eligible to launch an appeal.  But wait, ECO …

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SEI Policy Brief: Transitioning away from large-scale power projects: A simple and effective fix for the CDM?

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This policy brief, based on SEI research for the High-Level Panel of the CDM Policy Dialogue, shows how large-scale power supply projects may undermine the value and integrity of the CDM and proposes transitioning away from them. It recommends that 1) the CMP and the CDM Executive Board should consider steps to graduate large-scale power supply projects from the CDM, such as ceasing registrations and crediting period renewals of these projects; 2) buying countries should consider disallowing purchase of CERs from large-scale power supply projects after a certain date and/or credit vintage; and 3) countries should support mechanisms other than project-based offsets to promote lower-carbon power

Sandbag Report: Help or Hindrance? Offsetting in the EU ETS

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This report follows on work analysing offset usage that Sandbag started in 2009. Its primary purpose is to highlight what is happening on the ground. Linking the installations in the EU ETS with the projects they bought offset from has brought the use of carbon credits to life, as well as dramatically increasing the transparency …

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Press Release: Farewell CDM Watch – Welcome Carbon Market Watch! New initiative expands scope of work

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Brussels, 16 November 2012. Today, CDM Watch was re-launched as Carbon Market Watch to expand its activities for scrutinizing a wider range of carbon market schemes. Visit the new website at www.carbonmarketwatch.org. The launch of Carbon Market Watch was inspired by the rapid development of carbon market initiatives around the world. It will expand the …

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