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This research paper provides estimates of the potential supply of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) issued under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for emission reductions occurring between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2020, specifically to inform Article 6 negotiations at the UNFCCC regarding their transition toward Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

This research paper provides recommendations for the negotiations at COP 24 in Katowice, Poland, regarding the operating modalities, governance, and financial mobilization of the Adaptation Fund to ensure its effectiveness under the Paris Agreement.

This research paper by the NewClimate Institute, commissioned by the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt), estimates the potential supply of certified emission reductions (CERs) from Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects between 2013 and 2020.

This report, authored by NewClimate Institute and the Öko-Institut for the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt), examines the vulnerability of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects to the discontinuation of greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement activities due to an oversupply of emission reduction credits in the global carbon market.

This report analyzes the unintended mitigation impact of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in 2014, finding that depressed market conditions led to a net mitigation of 480 MtCO2e (roughly 1% of global emissions) as projects continued operating without issuing offsets. It further examines how different CER price recovery scenarios (EUR 2 vs EUR 5+) would affect the supply of credits and the gap between actual reductions and credit issuance.

This research paper examines the current status of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects following a decline in market conditions, noting a significant information gap regarding the barriers and requirements for the continuation of individual projects worldwide.

A research paper by the NewClimate Institute and Ecofys, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), which analyzes the current status of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects and identifies barriers to their continuation following a decline in market conditions.

This research paper examines how carbon finance, specifically through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and voluntary markets, influences the scale-up and market transformation of improved cookstove projects in Kenya.

This research paper examines the challenges of implementing the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) for household energy projects in low-income areas of South Africa, specifically evaluating the potential of Programmes of Activities (PoA) to overcome the limitations of single-site project approaches.

This research paper examines the net emissions impact of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), focusing on whether it achieves a net decrease in global greenhouse gas emissions or merely shifts the location of reductions.

This urgent appeal, submitted by several NGOs to United Nations Special Rapporteurs, alleges that the Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam project in western Panama is causing imminent forced evictions of indigenous Ngöbe families. The document argues that the State of Panama, as well as financing states Germany and the Netherlands and member states of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), are violating international human rights law by failing to obtain free, prior, and informed consent and by threatening the Ngöbe's rights to housing, food, water, culture, and education.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the role of carbon finance in scaling up improved cookstove projects in India and Kenya. Based on a review of 75 project design documents and 49 stakeholder interviews, the study explores how carbon revenues are used to overcome barriers to adoption and implementation, while highlighting the risks associated with relying on volatile carbon markets.

This research synthesis brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) outlines the organization's work on climate finance and carbon markets, focusing on the governance of adaptation finance, the limitations of private sector investment in vulnerable regions, and the environmental integrity of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

This research paper evaluates the sustainable development benefits of 77 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) bioenergy projects across India, Brazil, and sub-Saharan Africa, finding that projects utilizing agricultural farm residues claim the most benefits, while those using industrial forest residues claim the fewest.

A letter from a coalition of environmental and human rights organizations to UN Special Rapporteur James Anaya requesting intervention regarding the Barro Blanco hydroelectric project in Panama, citing threats to the Ngäbe people's territories, rights, and physical security.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law analyzes the human rights implications of the 'Doha Gateway' decisions from the UNFCCC 18th Conference of the Parties. It argues that while the decisions do not explicitly reference human rights, the outcomes regarding mitigation ambition, loss and damage, REDD+, the Clean Development Mechanism, public participation, and gender have significant impacts on vulnerable populations.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the methodologies used to measure and verify emission reductions in improved cookstove projects to ensure their environmental integrity and attract carbon finance. It identifies technical challenges in calculating biomass fuel savings, monitoring stove usage, and determining the fraction of non-renewable biomass, while noting that current methodologies often overlook significant non-CO2 climate benefits like black carbon reduction.

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.

This policy paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute and other experts evaluates the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) framework for standardized baselines. The authors argue that the current approach is too rigid, potentially leading to both under-crediting and over-crediting of emission reductions, and recommend a more flexible, data-driven, and sector-specific methodology to ensure environmental integrity and practical applicability.

This case study examines how China leveraged the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol to build expertise in carbon markets and prepare for a domestic emissions trading system. It highlights the role of powerful government ministries, coordinated capacity building, and specific regulatory controls used to ensure local sustainable development benefits and protect national economic interests.