Open letter regarding authorization and approval letter for CDM project 2716 grid connected energy efficient power generation

A coalition of organizations requests transparency regarding EDF Trading's involvement in CDM project 2716 and calls for the project's approval to be withdrawn. The letter cites a Ministry of Environment and Forest report indicating that the project fails to meet sustainable development criteria, harms local fishing and pastoralist communities, and causes significant air pollution. Additionally, the authors argue that the project lacks additionality and relies on a flawed crediting methodology that was suspended in 2011.

• The Mundra project (CDM project 2716) is accused of failing to meet sustainable development criteria and violating national legislation, as detailed in a report by the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF).
• The project's social and environmental impact assessment was flawed, failing to consult or recognize fishing communities, salt-pan workers, and pastoralists, while construction led to groundwater depletion and mangrove destruction.
• The project has caused significant air pollution through fugitive emissions of flying ash, which has rendered fish unmarketable and threatened local health and the environment.
• The carbon offset credits issued by project 2716 are likely exaggerated because the project used a crediting methodology that was suspended in 2011 due to flaws identified by the CDM Executive Board's technical panel.
• The authors argue that coal power plants in the CDM generally represent 'business as usual' and lack additionality, noting that the World Bank and the governments of Norway and the UK have stopped endorsing such investments.

APA

Creach, M., Connor, H., Trio, W., Jensen, G., Filzmoser, E., Brandt, C., Kidney, S., Henderson, H., Azemi, V., Mehta, S., Gupta, L., Pandya, M., Palrecha, A., Banker, H., Lobo, V., Mendes, M., Rath, B., Ginwalla, P., Ranva, H., ... Parmar, M. (2013). Open letter regarding authorization and approval letter for CDM project 2716 grid connected energy efficient power generation. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/open-letter-regarding-authorization-and-approval-letter-for-cdm-project-2716-grid-connected-energy-efficient-power-generation/

Chicago

Creach, Morgane, Hélène Connor, Wendel Trio, Genon Jensen, Eva Filzmoser, Christopher Brandt, Sean Kidney, et al. Open letter regarding authorization and approval letter for CDM project 2716 grid connected energy efficient power generation. Carbon Market Watch, 2013. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/open-letter-regarding-authorization-and-approval-letter-for-cdm-project-2716-grid-connected-energy-efficient-power-generation/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{creach2013open, author = {Creach, Morgane and Connor, Hélène and Trio, Wendel and Jensen, Genon and Filzmoser, Eva and Brandt, Christopher and Kidney, Sean and Henderson, Hazel and Azemi, Visar and Mehta, Samir and Gupta, Leena and Pandya, Mahesh and Palrecha, Alka and Banker, Himanshu and Lobo, Viren and Mendes, Myron and Rath, Bikash and Ginwalla, Persis and Ranva, Herry and Dabhi, Dipal and Parmar, Nirmal and Vyas, Chetan and Pancholi, Tushar and Gadhavi, Naran B. and Thakar, Gautam and Padhiyar, Arvind and Joshi, Falguni and Shaheen, Kiran and Parmar, Mahesh}, title = {{Open letter regarding authorization and approval letter for CDM project 2716 grid connected energy efficient power generation}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2013}, month = oct, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/open-letter-regarding-authorization-and-approval-letter-for-cdm-project-2716-grid-connected-energy-efficient-power-generation/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }