Assessing sustainability for CDM projects A case study from Thailand
(2006)The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
- Abstract
- The main characteristic of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) introduced by the Kyoto Protocol is its twofold objective, aimed at integrating the goal of reducing CO2 emissions, on a local and global scale, with the promotion of sustainable development in developing countries. This work discusses how sustainability assessment at the project level remains a critical issue, as it is often regarded as a secondary issue by project developers focusing on a limited number of countries and technologies. Several methods on how to measure sustainable development in CDM projects have been illustrated in this paper, and the critical aspects of performing sustainability assessments have been discussed. Through the presentation of a case study from... (More)
- The main characteristic of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) introduced by the Kyoto Protocol is its twofold objective, aimed at integrating the goal of reducing CO2 emissions, on a local and global scale, with the promotion of sustainable development in developing countries. This work discusses how sustainability assessment at the project level remains a critical issue, as it is often regarded as a secondary issue by project developers focusing on a limited number of countries and technologies. Several methods on how to measure sustainable development in CDM projects have been illustrated in this paper, and the critical aspects of performing sustainability assessments have been discussed. Through the presentation of a case study from the cement industry in Thailand, the author concludes that the regulatory and institutional framework of the host countries is the factor that ultimately affects the actual implementation of CDM projects and their effective contribution to sustainable development. (Less)
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- author
- Gervasoni, Giulia
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2006
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Sustainable Development, Clean Development Mechanism, Thailand, Cement, Environmental studies, Miljöstudier
- language
- English
- id
- 1328718
- date added to LUP
- 2006-10-21 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2007-02-01 00:00:00
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abstract = {{The main characteristic of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) introduced by the Kyoto Protocol is its twofold objective, aimed at integrating the goal of reducing CO2 emissions, on a local and global scale, with the promotion of sustainable development in developing countries. This work discusses how sustainability assessment at the project level remains a critical issue, as it is often regarded as a secondary issue by project developers focusing on a limited number of countries and technologies. Several methods on how to measure sustainable development in CDM projects have been illustrated in this paper, and the critical aspects of performing sustainability assessments have been discussed. Through the presentation of a case study from the cement industry in Thailand, the author concludes that the regulatory and institutional framework of the host countries is the factor that ultimately affects the actual implementation of CDM projects and their effective contribution to sustainable development.}},
author = {{Gervasoni, Giulia}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Assessing sustainability for CDM projects A case study from Thailand}},
year = {{2006}},
}