16 March 2010: The Trust Fund Committee of the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), which met on 15 March 2009, in Manila, the Philippines, endorsed US$400 million in funding for Indonesia’s geothermal power sector to meet the Government’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 26% by 2020. read more »
25 February 2010: The European Commission has adopted a report on sustainability criteria for solid and gaseous biomass used in electricity, heating and cooling, which offers non-binding recommendations for sustainability criteria and monitoring methodologies for EU member States that wish to voluntarily adopt national biomass schemes. read more »
26 February 2010: The Agriculture Ministers of member States of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) met in Paris, France, and adopted a Communiqué that, among other issues, emphasizes the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change for the agricultural sector.
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25 February 2010: The reports of the 24th meeting of the Small-Scale Working Group (SSC WG), which took place from 16-19 February 2010, and the 27th meeting of the Afforestation and Reforestation Working Group (A/R WG), which took place from 17-19 February 2010, in Bonn, Germany, are now available on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) website. read more »
12 February 2010: The UNFCCC Secretariat has launched a call for inputs from stakeholders on proposals for the review of the registration and issuance process for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project activities, as requested by the CDM Executive Board (EB) at its 52nd meeting.
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12 February 2010: The Report of the 52nd meeting of the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which took place from 8-12 February 2010, and considered matters relating to the operation of the CDM, is now available.
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27 January 2010: The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Methodologies Panel (Meth Panel) has published the report of its 42nd meeting, which was held from 18-22 January 2010, in Bonn, Germany. read more »
17 January 2010: The Third Preparatory Commission of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) brought together 500 delegates in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to discuss IRENA’s programme of work and budget for 2010. read more »
16 December 2009: Countries governing the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) have endorsed the use of a total of US$800 million from the CIF Clean Technology Fund (CTF) for a range of climate activities in the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. read more »
12 December 2009: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a verification report submitted by an accredited independent entity (AIE) regarding the Joint Implementation (JI) project “Utilization of Coal Mine Methane at the Coal Mine named after A.F. Zasyadko.” read more »