Carbon Market Watch Newsletter - Issue 2: March 2013

Dear Friends,

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Contents:

	Editorial
	A lot has occurred since our last Newsletter in 2012! Read a summary of what you'll discover in our new online version of this publication. See more…
	Carbon Market Watch @ Work
	Here you'll find our latest Press Releases, Policy Briefs, and Policy Submissions. See more…
	Doha on AAUs: The Future of the Phantom Menace
	After tense negotiations, countries decided to restrict how much AAU surplus can be used for compliance with emission reduction targets. See more…
	Joint Implementation: CDM's little brother grew up to be big and nasty
	It remains to be seen if the ongoing UN reform of JI will bring the changes needed to turn JI into a mechanism that actually will deliver real and additional emission reductions. See more…
	Resuscitating the Clean Development Mechanism
	Although the political decisions taken at COP-18 in Doha ignored the severe quality concerns over the CDM and further undermined its environmental integrity, the CDM review at COP-19 could be a chance to address some inherent flaws of the CDM. See more…
	The Folly of New Market Mechanisms
	Do we really need both an FVA and an NMM? What use can these have in a world where countries refuse to increase their emission reduction pledges and markets are already severely oversupplied with credits from the CDM and JI?See more…
	"Stopping-the-clock" on emissions from air travel – what's the buzz?
	This year is a crucial one for countries to finally address emissions from international aviation, which is responsible for 4.9% of man-made global warming. See more…
	Short Fix to the Ailing ETS: What next for the world's largest carbon market?
	The Environment Committee in the European Parliament voted in favour of the European Commission's 'back-loading' plan to amend the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) auctioning timetable and temporarily set-aside 900 million emission allowances from the carbon market. See more…
	What finance for REDD+?
	At COP18 in Doha important decisions on financing REDD+ and associated MRV (Measurement, Reporting and Verification) requirements have been postponed. See more…

 

 

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