What are the Clean Development Mechanisms CDM?

The UN's Kyoto protocol established binding greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for 37 industrialised countries and the European community. read more

To help achieve these targets, the protocol introduced three "flexible mechanisms" – international emissions trading (IET), joint implementation (JI), and the clean development Mechanism (CDM). To date the CDM has arguably been the most successful of the three flexible mechanisms. read more

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the Flexible Mechanisms defined in the Kyoto Protocol (IPCC, 2007) that provides for emissions reduction projects which generate Certified Emission Reduction units (CERs) which may be traded in emissions trading schemes. read more

The CDM Under the Clean Development Mechanism, emission-reduction projects in developing countries can earn certified emission reduction credits. These saleable credits can be used by industrialized countries to meet a part of their emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol. read more