CAN intervention on CDM and JI in the COP19 SBI closing plenary

The Climate Action Network (CAN) argues that the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) have failed to deliver real emissions reductions, potentially contributing to an increase of 1 billion tons of global emissions. The statement demands fundamental reforms to additionality requirements, the mandate of net atmospheric benefits, and improved governance, while specifically calling for a halt to the issuance of JI offsets during the interim period.

• The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) have issued over two billion offsets, but research indicates that 50% or fewer of these resulted in actual emissions reductions, potentially increasing global emissions by 1 billion tons or more.
• CAN proposes four specific reforms for the CDM and JI: shortening crediting periods to reform additionality, requiring net atmospheric benefits, improving transparency and governance (particularly for JI), and suspending the issuance of JI offsets during the interim period due to uncertainty regarding the ratification of the second Kyoto commitment period.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2013). CAN intervention on CDM and JI in the COP19 SBI closing plenary. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/can-intervention-on-cdm-and-ji-in-the-cop19-sbi-closing-plenary/

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. CAN intervention on CDM and JI in the COP19 SBI closing plenary. 2013. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/can-intervention-on-cdm-and-ji-in-the-cop19-sbi-closing-plenary/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2013can, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{CAN intervention on CDM and JI in the COP19 SBI closing plenary}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2013}, month = nov, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/can-intervention-on-cdm-and-ji-in-the-cop19-sbi-closing-plenary/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }