Mistaken issuance of HFC-23 credits: Human Error should be Corrected (Newsletter #11)

Carbon Market Watch reports that over 800,000 Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) were issued to an HFC-23 abatement project in India on 12 November 2010, despite a suspension of HFC-23 credit issuance enacted by the Executive Board in August 2010. The organization suggests the issuance may have been an error and urges the Board to recall the credits and review the project. Additionally, CDM Watch advises potential buyers from Germany, the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, France, and Switzerland to refrain from using these credits for compliance.

• On 12 November 2010, more than 800,000 Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) were issued to an HFC-23 abatement project in India, contradicting a suspension of HFC-23 credit issuance implemented by the Executive Board in August 2010.
• Carbon Market Watch requests that the Executive Board recall the issued credits and initiate a review process for the specific project, noting that the issuance may have resulted from an error.
• CDM Watch has advised potential buyers of these credits—including entities in Germany, the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, France, and Switzerland—to avoid using them for compliance purposes.

APA

CMW (2010). Mistaken issuance of HFC-23 credits: Human Error should be Corrected (Newsletter #11). Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2010/11/25/auto-draft/

Chicago

CMW. Mistaken issuance of HFC-23 credits: Human Error should be Corrected (Newsletter #11). Carbon Market Watch, 2010. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2010/11/25/auto-draft/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cmw2010mistaken, author = {CMW}, title = {{Mistaken issuance of HFC-23 credits: Human Error should be Corrected (Newsletter \#11)}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2010}, month = nov, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2010/11/25/auto-draft/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }