The clean development mechanism’s contribution to sustainable development: a review of the literature

Olsen, Karen Holm

doi:10.1007/s10584-007-9267-y

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“…they might have happened even without the mechanism (Michaelowa and Purohit, 2007;Schneider, 2007), but the credits they generate are still used for compliance purposes by Annex B countries. ■ The contribution of the CDM to sustainable development in the host countries is widely seen as being very limited (Olsen, 2007;Sutter and Parreño, 2007; cf. Gupta et al, 2008).…”

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The future of the CDM: same same, but differentiated?

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CLIMATE POLICY 11 (2011) 752-767Policy-makers and scientists have raised concerns about the functioning of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), in particular regarding its low contribution to sustainable development, unbalanced regional and sectoral distribution of projects, and its limited contribution to global emission reductions. Differentiation between countries or project types has been proposed as a possible way forward to address these problems. An overview is provided of the different ways in which CDM differentiation could be implemented. The implications for the actors involved in the CDM are analysed, along with a quantitative assessment of the impacts on the carbon market, using bottom-up marginal abatement cost curves. The discounting of CDM credits, quota systems, or differentiated eligibility of countries could help to address several of the concerns raised. Preferential treatment may also make a limited contribution to achieving the aims of CDM differentiation by increasing opportunities for under-represented host countries. The impact on the carbon market appears to be limited for most options. Keywords

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“…No entanto, o MDL tem recebido diversas críticas, uma delas refere-se à sua pouca contribuição para o desenvolvimento sustentável (OLSEN, 2007;RUTHNER et al, 2011;SUBBARAO;LLOYD, 2011;BENITES, 2013;KARAKOSTA et al, 2013;FEARNSIDE, 2015). Entre as razões apontadas pelos autores, está principalmente a falta de incentivos financeiros, isso porque o desenvolvimento sustentável não tem valor monetário no mercado de carbono, e a tendência é priorizar as reduções certificadas de emissões.…”

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“…Apenas os países que sediam as atividades de MDL estão em posição de determinar e avaliar sua contribuição segundo seus próprios requisitos, conforme foi estabelecido no Acordo de Marrakech, em 2001(UNFCCC, 2002 Contudo, o fato de a contribuição para o desenvolvimento sustentável ser avaliada pelo país anfitrião (países em desenvolvimento) pode conduzir à aprovação (ou não) de projetos de MDL, dependendo fortemente de prioridades nacionais, já que cada país receptor define o que é desenvolvimento sustentável. Como consequência, existe a possibilidade de se dar preferência aos interesses de stakeholders com maior poder, e questões econômicas podem prevalecer em detrimento do social ou ambiental (OLSEN, 2007;SUBBARAO;LLOYD, 2011).…”

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Contribuição Para O Desenvolvimento Sustentável Dos Projetos De Mecanismo De Desenvolvimento Limpo Na América Latina

Lázaro

Gremaud

2017

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ResumoO s acordos sobre o clima incorporam a relação entre o desenvolvimento sustentável e a mudança climática. Particularmente, por meio do Mecanismo de Desenvolvimento Limpo (MDL), integram-se objetivos de redução das emissões de Gases de Efeito Estufa (GEE) e a promoção do desenvolvimento sustentável. O objetivo do artigo é avaliar a contribuição dos projetos de MDL para o desenvolvimento sustentável em três países latino-americanos: Brasil, México e Peru. O estudo se baseou na revisão da literatura e na avaliação de 461 projetos, registrados no primeiro período do Protocolo de Kyoto. Os resultados mostram que apesar das três autoridades nacionais estabelecerem critérios para avaliar o desenvolvimento sustentável, elas não garantiram que todas as atividades de MDL contribuíssem para o seu alcance, e outros projetos apenas descrevem a redução da emissão de algum GEE para justificar sua contribuição. No Brasil e no Peru, a maior contribuição é na dimensão econômica, e no México na dimensão ambiental. O estudo mostra que o principal objetivo dos governos tem sido atrair investimentos e o discurso do desenvolvimento continua no MDL. Na avaliação dos projetos é dada maior importância à questão econômica, frente pouca importância dada para a dimensão social. he climate agreements incorporate the connection between sustainable development and climate change. In particular, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) integrated Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals with promoting sustainable development. The paper aims to assess the contribution of CDM projects to sustainable development in three Latin American countries: Brazil, Mexico and Peru. The study was based on the literature review and the analysis of 461 registered projects during the first period of the Kyoto Protocol. The results show, although the three Designated National Authorities establishes criteria for assessing sustainable development; they did not ensure that all CDM projects contribute for them, and other projects only describe the reduction of the emission of any GHG to justify their contribution. In Brazil and Peru, the largest contribution was in the economic dimension and Mexico in the environmental dimension. The study

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“…How well are projects meeting their goals of sustainable development, climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation? Based on development literature, the main variables that are used to measure sustainable development include economic feasibility, social acceptance and environmental responsibility (Najam et al 2003;Olsen 2007;Swart et al 2003).…”

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Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy in Rural Central America

Ley

2017

Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development

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Decentralized renewable energy (DRE) projects have the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, and sustainable development objectives. DRE systems are considered for emissions reduction or poverty alleviation purposes while their role for climate change adaptation has hardly been analysed. In terms of adaptation, DRE provides electricity that can be used both to prepare for and recover from disasters, and to provide additional income and livelihood opportunities, thus reducing dependency on natural resources. For example, DRE can power early warning systems, telecommunication systems, health clinics and potable water systems. Although it might be said that climate change adaptation applications of DRE systems have already been implemented, the vulnerability of these systems towards climate impacts, and the robustness of these systems to climatic impacts are oftentimes not even considered.The assessment of 15 community-owned renewable energy projects in Guatemala and Nicaragua show that, under certain conditions, renewable energy projects can simultaneously meet the triple objective of sustainable development and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Research also points to specific drivers which can facilitate or hinder projects meeting their own stated objectives and, consequently, the triple objective, and their long-term functioning. These drivers include the specific background of the beneficiary community, the financing and implementing entities and the local governance structures in place.

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The clean development mechanism’s contribution to sustainable development: a review of the literature

Cited by 334 publications

References 23 publications

The future of the CDM: same same, but differentiated?

The future of the CDM: same same, but differentiated?

Contribuição Para O Desenvolvimento Sustentável Dos Projetos De Mecanismo De Desenvolvimento Limpo Na América Latina

Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy in Rural Central America

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