Understanding CDM Methodologies - SuSanA
Understanding CDM Methodologies - SuSanA
Understanding CDM Methodologies - SuSanA
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Introduction<br />
The success of the Clean Development Mechanism (<strong>CDM</strong>) is a key feature<br />
of the Kyoto Protocol, engaging the private sector in mitigation and<br />
delivering substantial investment to developing countries. The <strong>CDM</strong> and<br />
the EU Emissions Trading Scheme are cornerstones of the global carbon<br />
market. Linking the two has been one of the most significant policy decisions<br />
undertaken in building that market. The UK is currently at the centre of the<br />
market, and UK approved project participants form a major proportion of the<br />
total <strong>CDM</strong> projects.<br />
This is why I am delighted to support the publication of this guidebook to<br />
methodologies, which I hope will make some small contribution to increased<br />
transparency in the system. The process of project quantification is admittedly<br />
complicated and the detailed rules are not always fully understood. The<br />
robustness of these calculations is essential to confidence in the market.<br />
The <strong>CDM</strong> Executive Board and the UNFCCC Secretariat has shown it is<br />
committed to the continuous improvement of the <strong>CDM</strong>, ensuring efficient<br />
and robust decision making. This guidebook is intended as a contribution<br />
to that improvement. The book was commissioned to help clarify the area<br />
and processes surrounding it, but it does not give the views of the UK<br />
government. The opinions expressed in this book are the authors’ own and<br />
offer an independent guide to the implementation and interpretation of the<br />
<strong>CDM</strong> methodologies. It aims to provide a reference for practitioners, foster<br />
debate, and most of all help those not directly involved in the process to gain<br />
an understanding of the key principles involved in the <strong>CDM</strong> methodologies.<br />
I hope this book can play a part in assisting host country governments<br />
and the private sector in countries currently not participating in the <strong>CDM</strong><br />
to engage in the process and begin to implement projects in their own<br />
countries.<br />
Mike Anderson<br />
Director General, Climate Change Group, UK Department for Environment,<br />
Food and Rural Affairs<br />
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