Implementation and Management of CDM

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as stipulated in the Ky oto Protocol is a kind of project level cooperation between the developed coun try Parties and the developing country Parties. This article introduced the prod uction and objectives of the CDM; CDM international rules, participant eligibili ty, project eligibility, institutional arrangement, and the project cycle; defin itions of the small scale CDM projects and the corresponding expedite approach es and procedures; basic requirements for CDM project design document (PDD), for mat of PDD, and the counting of certified emission reductions (CERs). This artic le also elaborated principle requirements for CDM management in China, China' s CDM organizational layout and the designated responsibilities, and the procedur es for CDM operation in China.