Industrial N2O projects under the CDM: adipic acid a case of carbon leakage

The analysis finds that while the CDM enabled previously unachieved N2O emission abatement levels in adipic acid production, it also led to significant carbon leakage during the 2008 and 2009 economic downturn. It is estimated that approximately 20% of the Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) issued for these plants during that period, totaling about 13.5 MtCO2e, did not represent real emission reductions.

• The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) facilitated N2O emission abatement levels in adipic acid production that had not been reached before.
• The CDM likely caused substantial carbon leakage between 2008 and 2009, with an estimated 13.5 MtCO2e of issued CERs (roughly 20% of the total for adipic acid plants) not representing actual emission reductions.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2010). Industrial N2O projects under the CDM: adipic acid a case of carbon leakage. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/industrial-n2o-projects-under-the-cdm-adipic-acid-a-case-of-carbon-leakage/

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Industrial N2O projects under the CDM: adipic acid a case of carbon leakage. 2010. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/industrial-n2o-projects-under-the-cdm-adipic-acid-a-case-of-carbon-leakage/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{carbonmarketwatch2010industrial, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Industrial N2O projects under the CDM: adipic acid a case of carbon leakage}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2010}, month = oct, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/industrial-n2o-projects-under-the-cdm-adipic-acid-a-case-of-carbon-leakage/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }