UN carbon-offsetting scheme 'in urgent need of reform'

International carbon emission offsets are likely to continue to be based on the UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), as the EU's proposal to replace it with sectoral crediting will not be feasible for years to come, Eva Filzmoser, coordinator at CDM Watch, told EurActiv in an interview. Filzmoser said the ongoing climate talks in Copenhagen are likely to produce only a framework agreement on the CDM, leaving details to be filled out later. She stressed that it will be necessary to come to ...

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