Abstract:
CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) is a new international cooperation mechanism to developing countries. It is a new task and challenge for most developing countries to understand and make effective use of this new mechanism to service for their sustainable development. China has already established its DNA and issued the “Interim Measures for Operation and Management of Clean Development Mechanism Projects in China”. With carrying out capacity building activities covering all related sectors at different levels, the Government of China actively promote the implementation of the CDM project. By end of 2004, China has approved two CDM projects with issuing Letter of Approval.
China is regarded as the largest potential market for CDM in the world, sharing 40-50% of the world market. To develop the potential market into a real market, a lot of work need to be done in the area such as improving the Interim Management Measures, approval procedures, and related policies; bring up local Chinese consulting capacities in order to reduce the transaction cost; and getting industries actively involved, and etc.
More and more people are now aware of the CDM. It is believed that China will be able to make better use of this mechanism to contribute to the efforts to meet the challenge of climate change, and at the same time to serve for the sustainable development of Chinese economy.
CDM是英文CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM (清洁发展机制)的缩写,是“京都议定书”规定的跨界进行温室气体减排三种机制之一。CDM是“京都议定书”所规定的附件1国家在境外实现部分减排承诺的一种履约机制。附件1国家通过向发展中国家提供资金和技术帮助发展中国家实现可持续发展。同时附件1国家通过从发展中国家购买“可核证的排放削减量(CER)”以履行“京都议定书”规定的减排义务。