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Ecofys
and EcoSecurities to establish CDM Centres of Excellence
Ecofys
and EcoSecurities are developing a network of Centres of Excellence
(CoE) in developing countries for the Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM). The project is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
through the Global Opportunities Fund Climate Change and Energy Programme.
Initially the project team will establish centres in India and South
Africa, but the network will be expanded to cover more countries.
Kyoto
Mechanisms
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was included in the Kyoto
Protocol to allow industrialised countries to achieve part of their
emissions reductions in developing countries and to promote sustainable
development. CDM projects result in "certified emission reductions"
(CERs), which industrialised countries can buy to use to comply
with their emission reduction commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.
Developing host countries will in return profit from the investment
and technology transfer to their country. For project developers,
selling the CERs will result in additional revenues.
Uptake of CDM projects
With a network of CDM Centres of Excellence in place the GOF Climate
Change and Energy Programme team hopes to support and accelerate
implementation of small-scale CDM projects in the field of renewable
energy and energy efficiency. By working with local project partners
Ecofys and EcoSecurities will analyse the needs of individual countries
hosting Centers of Excellence related to successful development
of CDM projects. The objective of the Centres of Excellence will
be to focus on removing those barriers identified, such as a lack
of knowledge or access to financing.
Jan-Willem Bode, Managing Director of Ecofys UK comments: “Although
the activities of the centres may differ for each country we expect
a best-practice model to emerge. This will be facilitated through
an international management structure whose aim will be to facilitate
information exchange and grow synergies in knowledge dissemination.”
Note for the editorial staff:
Ecofys
Ecofys (www.ecofys.com) is a leading company
in the field of renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate
change. More than 150 employees in six countries deliver integrated
sustainable energy solutions. Ecofys is part of the Econcern group
(www.e-concern.com), with
the mission "a sustainable energy supply for everyone".
EcoSecurities
EcoSecurities Ltd. (www.ecosecurities.com)
provides leading edge expertise in emerging environmental markets,
focusing on greenhouse gas mitigation, sustainable forestry, renewable
energy and finance. It has been voted as GHG advisor of the year
for the past three years (2001, 2002, 2003) by readers of Environmental
Finance magazine.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
The FCO is a network of people working in the UK and in over 200
Embassies and Consulates abroad. FCO’s purpose is to work
for UK interests in a safe, just and prosperous world. The Global
Opportunities Fund Climate Change & Energy Programme is a programme
of FCO funded projects working on climate change, renewable energy,
energy efficiency and energy security in eleven priority countries.
For more information please contact:
Drs. Ellen Hendrix
Marketing Manager Ecofys
T: + 31 (0)30 – 280 83 19
E: e.hendrix@ecofys.nl
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