dinsdag 26 februari 2013

Webinar Climate Finance Biomass

The increased use of biomass to generate energy is one of the main ways to reduce the emissions of CO2 and mitigate climate change. It is therefore a cornerstone of climate change policies in many countries and also in the international debate on climate change. At this moment – February 2013 – the market may look bleak to many: prices on the international carbon markets have collapsed and it is hard to predict when they will recover.

At this moment – February 2013 – the market may look bleak to many: prices on the international carbon markets have collapsed and it is hard to predict when they will recover.
Adriaan Korthuis, founder/director at Climate Focus, has provide today insights in a webinar that was organised by NL Agency ; the opportunities and the limits of climate finance for biomass projects.
Issues addressed in the webinar were:
- The status of international climate change negotiations: from Durban and Doha to a new climate change agreement;
- The possibilities of carbon credits: CDM, voluntary markets, new carbon markets;
- Other types of project support: trust funds, sustainable energy funds, climate change funds;
- Biomass certification.

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