Should development aid be used to finance the CDM?

The document argues against the use of development aid for direct financing of credit-earning CDM projects, suggesting instead that such capital investments be left to the private sector. It recommends that aid be redirected toward human and institutional capacity development in developing countries to create an environment that attracts private CDM investment.

• The paper recommends that rules for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) should forbid the use of aid to fund projects that earn credits, asserting that capital investments in the CDM should be the responsibility of the private sector.
• In developing countries where the CDM is a priority, development aid should be utilized for institutional and human capacity building in 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} }