Cartagena Dialogue Provides Breath of Fresh Air
“There is nothing wrong with being helped to go on living. And that is what this[climate change] issue is all about,” stated a senior official from the Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia. I am at a ministerial gathering of 28 nations of the Cartagena Group/Dialogue for Progressive Action convening in the beautiful island [...]
Carbon Neutral Bhutan – A realisation for India
Bhutan, a small country located in the Eastern Himalayas, and being located between two economic power houses, India and China, set to march towards the carbon neutral country. It is through the project of CDM Rural electrification project for clean energy, better living and sustainable growth. Hydro power contributes to Bhutan’s National Revenue of more [...]
MoEF Press Release: IYCN Questions Inclusion of Nuclear in CDM
Recently the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India asked the Indian Youth Climate Network for modifications in the Government’s climate change policy. This is a bold step forward when the government fulfills its duty to consult youth in policy decision making matters where the issues addressed will be impacting the future of youth. [...]
Crafting a Carbon Market from India’s Grassroots
Cross-Posted from Worldwatch Institute, Eye on Earth, www.worldwatch.org
In India, the carbon market is starting to take root. The country is now home to a large share of carbon-offset projects, many of which are certified under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. Yet forests remain poorly represented in these efforts.
This may not be [...]
Chinese, Indian, and United States Youth United for a Strong Climate Agreement
The following was a joint statement made by youth from China, India, and the United States and presented to the government negotiators present at the UNFCCC Intersessional in Bonn in June 2009.
Protecting Our Future:
Chinese, Indian, and United States Youth United for a Strong Climate Agreement
We stand at a historic moment in our [...]
India says “yes” to nuclear CDM: Indian to Global Perspective- Mr R K Sethi
Mr. R. K. Sethi, Member Secretary, The National Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Authority, Designated National Authority (DNA), Ministry of Environment and Forests had a meeting with an elite group of NGO officials from EDF to Greenpeace Germany to CAN and carbon services international. There I was sitting as a youth representative who was expected to [...]
IL&FS seeks 176,162 CERs/year from compost projects
Out of the total municipal waste collected in India, an average of 94% is dumped on land. However, such methods of MSW disposal could soon be a thing of the past with the concept of carbon credits.
A proposed project by IL&FS Waste Management & Urban Services Limited (IWMUSL) is looking to make a conscious [...]
Guj to set up department to check climate change
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi announced that a new department will be created to address the issues of climate change and
global warming.
Gujarat will be the fourth province in the world to create a special department for global warming and climate change, Modi told state assembly.
The department, which will function directly under him, will prepare [...]
CDM Developers Feel the Heat as DOE Fees Hiked
A threefold increase in fees charged by Designated Operational Entities (DOEs) is pushing smaller projects out of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), market participants have told Carbon Finance.
Between June and October last year, prices for project validations tripled in some cases, said Belinda Kinkead, head of implementation for London-listed developer EcoSecurities. “It becomes unfeasible to [...]
Adani Group Submits 1 Million Carbon Credits/Yr Project for CDM Registration
Adani Power Maharashtra Limited (APML), a subsidiary company of Adani Power Limited, is looking to implement a high efficiency power generation project using coal-fired super-critical technology at Tirora, District Gondia, Maharashtra and has submitted the same for CDM registration.
The super-critical coal fired power generation plant is being proposed as project activity which will have an [...]
An Overwhelming Experience: First Day at the COP14 (1st Dec’04)
1st Dec, I took the tram number 9 to get to the venue at 8:45 am. The very idea of my first United Nations conference as a youth delegate made me nervous. Just outside the venue I was greeted by the Youth Welcome Banner, “Join us in saving our future” plus the word ‘welcome’ in [...]
Clean development or cool development?
A few days back, I had the opportunity to visit a large cement factory in Andhra Pradesh for a stakeholders meeting. The cement factory was in beginning stages of installing a heat recovery power project of 9 MW capacity, and was soliciting CDM financing for the coal and CO2 emissions offset because of the heat [...]
