Additionality in the Clean Development Mechanism: Why and What?
In this OIES Energy and Environment Paper, Dr Benito Müller (Director Energy and Environment at the OIES) looks at the controversial additionality criterion of the Clean Development Mechanism, and discusses some of the arguments for and against it. The paper concludes with an alternative interpretation of additionality which may overcome some of the key concerns that have been raised about the current interpretation.
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Energy and the Environment , Energy Policy , Finance
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cap and trade , Carbon Leakage , CDM , CERs , Climate Change Policy , Emissions , Environmental Integrity , EV 44 , Kyoto Protocol , Offsetting , the Clean Development Mechanism