Clean Development Mechanism
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The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is an international program established under the Kyoto Protocol to help developed countries meet their greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. It allows industrialized nations to invest in emission-reduction projects in developing countries. These projects can include renewable energy, energy efficiency improvements, or reforestation. The investing country can then claim the emission reductions achieved in the developing country as credits toward its own Kyoto Protocol commitments. This mechanism aims to lower the cost of emission reductions and promote sustainable development in less-developed nations.1234
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Kyoto ProtocolBackground and provisions…the international program called the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which encouraged developed countries to invest in technology and infrastructure in less-developed countries, where there were often significant opportunities to reduce emissions. Under the CDM, the investing country could claim the effective reduction in emissions as a credit toward meeting its…
Read More…the international program called the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which encouraged developed countries to invest in technology and infrastructure in less-developed countries, where there were often significant opportunities to reduce emissions. Under the CDM, the investing country could claim the effective reduction in emissions as a credit toward meeting its…
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…also obtain offsets through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for projects in developing countries, where emissions are not otherwise limited.
Read More…also obtain offsets through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for projects in developing countries, where emissions are not otherwise limited.
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