The Clean Development Mechanism: A Review of the First International Offset Program

The Clean Development Mechanism: A Review of the First International Offset Program / Michael Gillenwater and Stephen Seres. Arlington : Pew Center on Global Climate Change, March 2011, 56 p. http://www.pewclimate.org/publications/clean-development-mechanism-review-first-international-offset-program This paper compares and evaluates the CDM against standard criteria for high-quality offsets and reviews lessons learned, institutional changes that have been made, and ongoing challenges. The ...

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