Should development aid be used to finance the CDM?

This policy brief examines whether industrialized nations should use development assistance funds to directly finance Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, ultimately recommending a prohibition on aid-funded credit-earning projects.

• The document recommends that rules for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) should forbid the use of development aid to finance projects that earn credits, suggesting that capital investments within the CDM should instead be handled by the private sector.
• In developing countries where the CDM is considered a priority, the document suggests that development aid be directed toward institutional and human capacity building in the public and private sectors to help attract CDM projects.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Should development aid be used to finance the CDM? https://www.wri.org/should-development-aid-be-used-finance-cdm

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Should development aid be used to finance the CDM? n.d. https://www.wri.org/should-development-aid-be-used-finance-cdm.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendshould, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Should development aid be used to finance the CDM?}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/should-development-aid-be-used-finance-cdm}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }