Scaling up carbon finance through CDM Programmes of Activities: challenges for low-income household energy projects in South Africa

This research paper examines the use of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Programmes of Activities (PoA) to scale up energy access projects for low-income households in South Africa, highlighting the necessity of supportive institutional frameworks and stakeholder coordination.

• The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has faced significant difficulties in implementing energy projects for households, but Programmes of Activities (PoA) offer a way to overcome the limitations of the CDM's single-site approach.
• The successful application of PoA in developing countries depends on several factors: the creation of an appropriate institutional framework, the development of local capacity, increased institutional learning regarding project development, and the harmonization of carbon finance mechanisms.
• While PoA creates opportunities for scaling up mitigation and implementing CDM projects, its effectiveness requires a context where stakeholders address various requirements, such as creating enabling policy frameworks, finding additional funding, and developing suitable methodological approaches.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2012). Scaling up carbon finance through CDM Programmes of Activities: challenges for low-income household energy projects in South Africa. https://www.sei.org/publications/scaling-up-carbon-finance-through-cdm-programmes-of-activities-challenges-for-low-income-household-energy-projects-in-south-africa/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Scaling up carbon finance through CDM Programmes of Activities: challenges for low-income household energy projects in South Africa. 2012. https://www.sei.org/publications/scaling-up-carbon-finance-through-cdm-programmes-of-activities-challenges-for-low-income-household-energy-projects-in-south-africa/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2012scaling, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Scaling up carbon finance through CDM Programmes of Activities: challenges for low-income household energy projects in South Africa}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2012}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/scaling-up-carbon-finance-through-cdm-programmes-of-activities-challenges-for-low-income-household-energy-projects-in-south-africa/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }