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EB 62 meeting was held in Marrakesh, Morocco last week. The major highlight is that the Executive Board revised the “Guidelines on the demonstration and assessment of prior consideration of the CDM” The revision clarifies that the evidence for demonstration includes contracts with consultants for CDM/PDD/methodology services, draft versions of PDDs and underlying documents such as letters of authorization, and if available, letters of intent, emission reduction purchase agreement (ERPA) term...

Scientific evidence and new analyses demonstrate that control of black carbon particles and tropospheric ozone through rapid implementation of proven emission reduction measures would have immediate and multiple benefits for human well-being. Black carbon exists as particles in the atmosphere and is a major component of soot, it has significant human health and climate impacts. At ground level, ozone is an air pollutant harmful to human health and ecosystems, and throughout the troposphere, or...

JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF
THE SEVENTH BASIC MINISTERIAL MEETING ON
CLIMATE CHANGE
Zimbali, Durban, 29th May 2011

The seventh BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change took place at Zimbali, near Durban from 28 to 29 May 2011. The Ministers who participated in the meeting were H.E. Minister Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs from South Africa , H.E. Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission and H....

Co-generation or Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is the simultaneous generation of both electricity and heat from the same fuel, for useful purposes. The fuel varies greatly and can include coal, biomass, natural gas, nuclear material, the sun or the heat stored in the earth.

This paper fills a gap in the energy discussion by focusing on two low-carbon options: co-generation and renewables and also on heat. The need for a holistic approach to these three topics arises from a realisation that...