Understanding Carbon Credits

A/R CDM project additionality afforestation and reforestation Annex I Parties applied mutatis mutandis approved methodology assessment baseline and monitoring baseline methodology baseline scenario biomass buyers carbon credits carbon dioxide carbon dioxide equivalent CDM Executive Board CDM project activity CDM registry CERs certified emission reductions Clean Development Mechanism climate change commitment period compliance contracts crediting period criteria designated operational entity developing countries Emissions Trading energy efficiency environmental ERPA funds gases GHG emissions global greenhouse gas greenhouse gas emissions Host Country impacts industrial investment issued Joint Implementation Kyoto Protocol Marrakech Accords methane modalities and procedures monitoring methodology monitoring plan MtCO2e mutandis to SSC non-Annex potential project boundary Project Design Document project developers Project Participants reforestation registration removals by sinks request requirements risk sector small-scale CDM project SSC A/R stakeholders starting date sustainable development targets tCERs types UNFCCC validation verification