Chile: proyecto del Grupo Machiels de Limburgo bajo el fuego

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se agradece a GAIA por la traducción. To read original article (in Dutch) go to: http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=AQ3BN2N8 To access 11.11.11 report click on “11Dossier: CDM Schoon genoeg? Vlaams en federaal CDM-beleid onder de loep” (in Dutch) _________________________________________________________________________ Chile : proyecto del Grupo Machiels de Limburgo bajo el fuego – 22/06/2011 HASSELT – El gobierno flamenco paga al …

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Press Release: EU Subsidies to Super Greenhouse Gas Producers Must End

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Brussels.Following commitments by numerous EU Member States to extend the recent ban on the use of credits from industrial gas projects in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) to sectors not covered by the ETS, pressure is mounting on the remaining EU countries to follow suit during tomorrow´s meeting of the EU´s Environment Ministers meeting in Brussels. Environmental groups are urging all EU Member States to follow Sweden´s example by committing to apply the ban even before 2013.

Flaws in CDM coal power methodology ignored by UNFCCC Secretariat (Newsletter #14)

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By acknowledging flaws in existing CDM crediting methodologies (such as in the case of HFC-23 CDM projects) the CDM Executive Board has made important progress. However, there is a long way to go. Many other methodologies require improvements to close loopholes to improve the CDM’s environmental integrity. This is also the case for ACM0013, the …

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Call for Member States to extend EU Industrial Gas Ban (Newsletter #14)

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On 21 January this year, EU Member States banned offsets from industrial gas projects from being used under the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). The ban, which takes effect in 2013, was approved by all 27 EU member states and was hailed by environmental campaigners as a shining example of the willingness of Member …

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Further HFC-23 Improvements Omitted by Meth Panel (Newsletter #14)

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In August 2010 CDM Watch submitted a clarification request (the above mentioned AM_CLA_0191) to further improve the crediting methodology for HFC-23 abatement projects. However, although submitted in August 2010, the CDM Methodology Panel has so far not addressed the issue despite the fact that AM0001 is currently being revised. The submissions build on the concern …

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HFC-23 saga continues (Newsletter #14)

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Let’s start with what has happened so far: It was suspected for a long time that there is something fishy about HFC-23 projects. CDM Watch’s submission of March 2010 to the UNFCCC to revise crediting rules for HFC-23 projects revealed that HCFC-22 production facilities were purposely maximising HFC emissions (see box on the right). The …

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Public participation improvements on the horizon (Newsletter #14)

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If the CDM is to strengthen its reputation and the quality of its projects, it has to act swiftly and decisively in excluding problematic projects. Further safeguards have to be put in place to ensure such projects do not enter the CDM pipeline. Improved public participation infrastructures could go a long way to help flag …

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Panama: peaceful protests against CDM hydropower project stopped by police force (Newsletter #14)

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CDM Watch reported in its last Newsletter from April 2011 about the heavily contested Barro Blanco CDM project in Panama. A month on, protests continue, as outlined in the eye-witness report below. The Barro Blanco project is a 28.84 MW hydroelectric power plant in the district of Tolé, in the province of Chiriquí, Panama. The …

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