Making Markets Work: A Review of CDM Performance and the Need for Reform

Streck, Charlotte; Lin, Jolene

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“…Despite the low price of carbon, due to recent crises in the carbon market, and criticism of its ability to promote cleaner technologies and sustainable development, there is an important role for carbon markets in national and sub-national climate change regimes (Streck and Lin 2008;Okereke, Wittneben, and Bowen 2012;Michaelowa 2012; CDM Policy Dialogue 2012). The Brazilian government, though not committed to compulsory targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions because the country is not included in Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol, enacted Law 12.187/2009, which established the National Policy on Climate Change, committing to undertake a number of sectoral actions aimed at mitigating and adapting to climate change; one of these is the rise in investments in clean energy.…”

Section: National and Sub-national Policies For Clean Energy And Climmentioning

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The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions

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Miller²,

Tarp³

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Links to third party websites are provided by Oxford in good faith and for information only. Oxford disclaims any responsibility for the materials contained in any third party website referenced in this work. Terms of use: Documents inIt is permitted to reuse, share and adapt this work, subject to the following terms:Attribution -appropriate credit is given to the original work, the copyright holder and creator, and any changes made to the work are properly indicated.Non-Commercial -the work, or any adaptation of the work, may not be used, distributed or reproduced in any format, by any means, for commercial purposes.Share-Alike -the work, or any adaptation of the work is distributed under the same licence terms as the original, with a URL link provided to the licence.Some rights reserved. ForewordSustainable energy transitions involve the shift of resources between competing industrial sectors and political constituencies. Stakeholders in this process have varying degrees of political and economic power, and understanding how political economic factors influence clean energy transitions is crucial to effective policy formulation and facilitating transitions to sustainable energy systems. In partnership with the Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA), UNU-WIDER gathered together a substantial group of experts from around the world-from both developed and developing countries-to launch a multidisciplinary research project seeking to contribute to our enhanced understanding of these factors. The project sought to facilitate an energy transition that will generate very large environmental and economic benefits, particularly over the long run. The beneficiaries of clean energy transitions are highly diffuse and include future generations not yet born. This book is the distilled essence of the cross-cutting academic project. I express my sincere and professional appreciation to the large group of expert authors for their dedication to the project, and to my fellow editors in helping bring together the book for readers to enjoy and absorb along with the findings and policy implications.

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Section: National and Sub-national Policies For Clean Energy And Climmentioning

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The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions

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“…It provides that "each Public Sector Participant will be required to contribute $10 million to the Fund and each Private Sector Participant will be required to contribute $5 million to the Fund" ( [42], Article I, paras. [16][17]. These payments can be made at any time during the lifetime of the Fund.…”

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“…In the context of the post-2012 negotiations, the Copenhagen Accord made quite a bold move with "collective commitments" ( [56], p. 4) to provide fast-start funding of $30 billion annually for 2010-2012, and a 2020 target of $100 billion annually ( [57], Article 8) 17 . These resources should be "new and additional resources" ( [57], Article 8; [59]) 18 .…”

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“…Moreover, there is still a crucial need to meet the targets that were set in Copenhagen 21 , so that the Green Climate Fund can fulfill its functions. 17 Even though the financing commitments made in Copenhagen were large-some might say too ambitious-the total amount of financing needs related to climate change are even higher. See ( [58], p. 257).…”

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Is There Room for Coherence in Climate Financial Assistance?

Chazournes

2015

Laws

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This article takes a closer look at the complex web of financial assistance mechanisms in the climate change sector. These mechanisms are important tools for assisting developing countries to address the challenges associated with climate change. Mapping the various types of institutions and funds in this sector, the author underlines the important role played by the private sector but also highlights the increasing presence of financial mechanisms under the aegis of international organizations, such as the World Bank. Moreover, a particular focus is placed on the Green Climate Fund and the way in which the establishment of this mechanism may affect the functioning of existing financial mechanisms. In calling for better communication, coordination, and coherence among these actors and mechanisms, the author suggests that these ends may be achieved by placing an emphasis on plurality, complementarity, and mutual support through, inter alia, more effective policy oversight and enhanced inter-institutional relations.

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“…The CDM allows industrialized countries to achieve their emissions reductions under the Kyoto Protocol at a lower cost (de Jong and Walet, 2004), while improving sustainable development and encouraging technological innovation in the developing countries that host them (Streck and Lin, 2008;Lecocq and Ambrosi, 2007). The abatement credits from projects generate Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) that can be sold to foreign buyers, such as industrialized countries with Kyoto commitments.…”

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Explaining differences in sub-national patterns of clean technology transfer to China and India

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Urpelainen

2014

Int Environ Agreements

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The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is capable of incentivizing the international transfer of environmentally sound technologies. Given that both countries are expected to have similar incentives when managing the distribution of technology transfer within the country, why does the sub-national patterns in allocation of projects with technology transfer differ across the two countries? Using comparable political-economic data compiled for China and India, we offer an explanation for these differences. In China, where the government regards the CDM as a tool for achieving sustainable development, technology transfer is concentrated in provinces that need it the most and are most conducive to receiving transfers (i.e., economically less developed, yet heavily industrialized provinces). In India, where the government takes on a "laissez faire" approach to the CDM, neither level of economic development nor that of industrialization affects clean technology transfer. In this regard, although the incentives are similar, the capacity to pursue them are not comparable. We test these hypotheses using data on CDM technology transfer across Chinese provinces and Indian states during a six-year period from 2004 to 2010.

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Making Markets Work: A Review of CDM Performance and the Need for Reform

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The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions

The Political Economy of Clean Energy Transitions

Is There Room for Coherence in Climate Financial Assistance?

Explaining differences in sub-national patterns of clean technology transfer to China and India

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