Emission Baselines for Clean Development Mechanism Projects: Residential Heating Case in Beijing

IntroductionKyoto Protocol defines a Clean DevelopmentMechanism (CDM) under which countries withgreenhouse gases (GHGs ) emission targets(Annex I) may receive credits for funding CDMprojects which take place in countries withouttargets(non- Annex I) .The success of CDM willlargely depend on setting correct emissionbaselines,the amount of emissions that mightoccur in the absence of CDM projects,againstwhich the abatement benefits achieved aremeasured[1] .Setting the baselines right is …     

Joint Implementation Analysis: A Case Study of the Japan-China Coke Dry Quenching (CDQ) Project

Introduction“Joint Implementation” (JI) ,in this paperdefined broadly to include a number of relatedmechanisms such as Activities Implemented Jointly(AIJ) and the flexible mechanisms defined byKyoto Protocol:Joint Implementation betweenAnnex I Parties and the Clean DevelopmentMechanism (CDM) ,has recently attractedincreasing attention.The experience in real JIassessment,however,is very limited.Despite thedifferent forms of JI mechanisms,a wide range ofgeneral problems need to be re…