OPEN LETTER regarding authorization and approval letter for CDM project 2716 “Grid connected energy efficient power generation”

A coalition of organizations requests that the French government provide transparency regarding EDF Trading's involvement in and subsequently withdraw its approval for CDM project 2716, a coal-fired power plant in Mundra, India. The authors argue the project fails sustainable development criteria due to environmental damage, lack of community consultation, and flawed carbon crediting methodologies.

• The Mundra project (CDM project 2716) is accused of failing to meet sustainable development criteria, with a Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) report citing non-compliance with national legislation and a failure to consult affected stakeholders, including fishing communities, salt-pan workers, and pastoralists.
• The project has caused significant environmental and health damage, including the destruction of mangroves, depletion of groundwater, and air pollution from flying ash that has rendered fish unsafe for consumption.
• The carbon credits issued to project 2716, which total more than 600,000, are claimed to be exaggerated and based on a crediting methodology that was suspended in 2011 by the CDM Executive Board due to flaws.
• There is a lack of transparency regarding EDF Trading's relationship with the project, as the company issued a brief rectificatif in Enerpresse stating it is no longer contractually associated with the project, but provided no further details on the timing or reasoning of the decision.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2013). OPEN LETTER regarding authorization and approval letter for CDM project 2716 “Grid connected energy efficient power generation”. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Open-letter-FrenchMinistry_Mundra_final.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. OPEN LETTER regarding authorization and approval letter for CDM project 2716 “Grid connected energy efficient power generation”. 2013. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Open-letter-FrenchMinistry_Mundra_final.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Carbon Market Watch |title=OPEN LETTER regarding authorization and approval letter for CDM project 2716 “Grid connected energy efficient power generation” |date=16 October 2013 |url=https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Open-letter-FrenchMinistry_Mundra_final.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2013open, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, 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/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Open-letter-FrenchMinistry_Mundra_final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }