Clean Development Mechanism

Project Overview

Location:
China

Dates:
March 2007 - March 2010

Funding Body:
European Commission

Project Status:
Ongoing

At the EU China Summit on 5 September 2005 the EU and China agreed a Partnership on Climate Change. The “Joint Declaration on Climate Change between China and the European Union” states that:

“We will co-operate to strengthen the implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), exchange information on CDM projects and encourage our companies to engage in CDM projects co-operation. We will engage in dialogue on improving and further developing the CDM. We will facilitate the exchange of information and experience on the design and practical implementation of other market-based instruments such as emissions trading and on assessing the costs and benefits of their use.”

The development of CDM in China is intended to help China maintain environmental sustainability without compromising its economic growth.

DEVELOPMENT Solutions in consortium with IVL (the Swedish Environmental Research Institute), the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy (PRCEE) of the State Environmental Protection Administration of China (SEPA), TUV Rheinland and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) will support China’s path to sustainable development through the strengthening of the economic and regulatory infrastructure supporting the Clean Development Mechanism in China. The project will help strengthen the capacity of China’s Designated National Authority (DNA) and its national CDM executive board. The project will provide total quality management of the CDM development process and capacity building of Operational Entities that adhere to European and international standards.

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