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CDM & JI Monitor

25 Jan 12

This new edition of CDM and JI Monitor reports on the EB's consideration this year of the highly- vexed question of whether big, expensive projects should earn carbon credits. Other news includes: U.N. begins CDM overhaul process; China lowers floor price to €7 as CER prices crash; Countries eye new CO2 market pilots; EC nixes new post-2012 emerging nation CERs; Rock-bottom AAU prices ‘could spur CER sell-off’; Ukraine eyes carbon market return in February; China increases effort to meet EU cut-off date; Germany, Switzerland deepen involvement in CDM. Also included is a market comment and guest commentary.

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11 Jan 12

This new edition of CDM & JI Monitor reports on CER buyers attempts at renegotiations of contracts in the wake of record low prices. Other stories include: Analysts are at odds on whether record low CER prices means project developers will postpone issuance requests; Market Comment and prices; EU report targets large hydro CERs; Australian carbon fees could thwart CER buying; Pakistan ‘to sue UNFCCC’ over India CDM project; Russian businesses to urge Kyoto U-turn; Russia exports 1.1m carbon credits; New Zealand bans industrial gas CERs; Camco to expand role in new offset markets

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14 Dec 11

This final editon of CDM & JI Monitor of 2011 analyses an eventful two-weeks of U.N. climate talks in Durban, which extended the Kyoto Protocol until at least 2017. But with the future of the CDM resolved, at least in the short-term, weak CER demand now the main fear for investors. Stories include: New Markets in limbo despite Durban deal; U.N. deal raises doubts about EU offset eligibility; EU tells UN: ‘Rule on cleaner coal CERs’; EU ‘may consider ban’ of some ERUs; Talks agree rules for carbon capture in CDM; TEP says it has 13.5m CERs unhedged; Nordic nations to pilot new climate mechanism

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30 Nov 11

This new edition of CDM & JI Monitor reports on the Executive Board's final meeting of the year, where the panel put a blueprint for cleaner coal projects on hold, and revised a methodology for HFC-23 could hit supply of 550m credits. Other stories include: U.S. embargo forces exchanges to widen CER ban; EB adopts new supply-friendly measures ahead of Durban talks; Carbon offset firms feel heat of price crash; JISC rejects stricter rules for JI; Spotlight shines on African projects; Indian CDM revenues at risk: Reforms could yield 35m CERs from LDCs. Also included is a market comment and Guest Commentary by IETA on how CDM can be improved in 2012. 

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16 Nov 11

This new edition of CDM & JI Monitor reports on the role of cleaner coal projects in the CDM, which looks increasingly at risk after a negative opinion from the Meth Panel. Other stories include: UN to discuss stricter rules to avoid supply glut; EB Meeting to discuss HFC 23 projects and liability; Noble hunts for new CEO after huge loss on CERs; Bribery, collusion hinder CDM: report; Eneco, RAMP Carbon target Australian buyers; China’s Datang seeks first Myanmar CDM project; Standard Bank inks deal with Zimbabwe project; NEFCO carbon fund signs five CDM deals; CER trade up 30 pct in October.

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02 Nov 11

This new edition of CDM and JI Monitor reports on the second human rights scandal to hit the CDM, as Colombia’s largest cement company is accused of using illegally-seized land to get carbon credits. Other stories include: EB to discuss offset curbs from some schemes; TEP writes down portfolio as CER prices plunge; EB to speed up registrations, readies reforms; Concern mounts over lack of programmatic CERs; French fund buys 1m CERs from Colombia; IETA chief Derwent to retire next year

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19 Oct 11

This new edition of CDM & JI Monitor reports on the outcome of preparatory climate talks in Panama, where a lack of progress means that the CDM future is likely to hinges on next month’s meeting in Durban. Other news includes: U.N. bans Ukraine from CO2 trade; Russia scraps 3rd JI tender; U.N. foils hacking attempt; New rules risk delaying CDM approvals; ADB lends $75m to Pakistan project; Developers urge Durban to save JI; Norway ups 2012 carbon credit budget 19 pct; China could strike CDM deals with EU nations. Guest Commentary: The CDM: A modern day success story, by Gareth Phillips.

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05 Oct 11

This new edition of CDM & JI Monitor leads with the commissioning of a report by the EU into the credibility of offset projects that supply the ETS, a possible precursor to further bans on types of offsets. Other stories include: EB claims progress on programmatic CDM;
Market comment and prices; MEPs move against ‘rights abuses’ CERs; Japan, India halt move to ban nuclear in CDM; NZ proposes ban on industrial gas CERs; Seventy projects apply in Russia JI tender; Delhi metro system moves closer to earning CERs; Japan cuts spending on bilateral offsets by 28 pct; CEO quits CDM investor Climate Change Capital; Guest commentary: Bas Eickhout, Dutch MEP, on banning other types of CERs from EU ETS

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21 Sep 11

This new edition reports on next week's EB meeting, where the CDM panel will judge 20 projects amid wider additionality concerns following the Wikileaks cable on Indian projects. Other stories include: JISC seeks stronger oversight of JI projects; Liability for CCS projects to stall entry into CDM; Camco books fivefold rise in profit, gives warning; Huaneng, Vitol to launch $8 mln China CDM fund; Japan’s bilateral scheme could overtake CDM; Green CERs ‘to fetch €10 premium’ in phase 3; Also included is a Guest Commentary on Chinese CDM supply by Jorund Buen, an independent analyst with Thomson Reuters Point Carbon.

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07 Sep 11

This new edition of CDM & JI Monitor reports on a U.S diplomatic cable released last week by Wikileaks, which gives an insight into how doubts about the additionality of Indian projects may have contributed to scepticism about the mechanism among U.S. policymakers. Other stories include: Russian ERU supply pushes ERUs to record low; ERU discount to CERs trebles; Market comment and prices; U.N. suspends Romania from carbon trade; Austria's Kyoto deficit grows as economy picks up; Ukraine faces CO2 ban after U.N. checks; Japanese utility Tepco says may need to revise emissions target; CDM Meth Panel approves 5 new blueprint; Danish fund raises 60m euros for African CERs; Spain to launch new carbon fund.

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