Platonova-Oquab, AlexandrinaSpors, FelicityGadde, HarikumarGodin, JulieOppermann, KlausBosi, Martina2017-06-132017-06-132012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27104The scope of the present study focuses on the assessment of opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the clean development mechanism (CDM) through the enhanced use of standardization. The study argues that the introduction of the concept of standardized baselines to the CDM can substantially change the way the CDM develops. The goal of the present study is to discuss what the options are for driving the idea of standardization further. The working hypothesis is that baseline standardization alone may not be sufficient in that regard but can be seen as a starting point for improving the CDM through the enhanced use of standardization at other levels of CDM procedures. The study examines how standardization can be used to simplify CDM procedures throughout the project cycle and to extend the scope of the CDM in a way that improves access of underrepresented sectors and regions. The paper is divided into three chapters. The first chapter sets the scene by analyzing in detail procedural imperfections of the CDM that can be addressed through extending standardization to project cycle procedures. The second chapter discusses new opportunities that standardization could provide to the CDM reform. The third chapter of the study analyzes if and how standardization can enable policy-driven actions to generate carbon credits under the CDM. The chapter also assesses the ways standardization can help overcome the remaining barriers to better incorporate the CDM in host countries low carbon development policies, and to inform the development of new market mechanisms.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABATEMENTACTION PLANSADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURESADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSAGGREGATE LEVELANAEROBIC DIGESTIONAPPROACHAUDITSAUTOMATIONAVAILABILITYAVAILABILITY OF DATABASELINE DETERMINATIONBASELINE EMISSIONSBASELINE METHODOLOGYBASELINE STANDARDIZATIONBIOGASBIOMASSBIOMASS ENERGYBOILERSCALCULATIONCAPACITY-BUILDINGCARBONCARBON CREDITINGCARBON CREDITSCARBON FINANCECARBON FUNDCARBON MARKETCARBON REVENUESCEMENTCERTAIN EXTENTCERTIFICATECERTIFICATESCERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONCHARCOAL PRODUCTIONCLEAN DEVELOPMENTCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMCLIMATECLIMATE ACTIONCLIMATE POLICYCOALCOAL MINECOGENERATIONCOMMON GOODCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPOSTINGCONTROL SYSTEMSDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDIGITIZATIONDIRECT EMISSION REDUCTIONSDNAECONOMIES OF SCALEEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTEFFICIENT LIGHTINGELECTRIC POWERELECTRICITYELECTRICITY SYSTEMEMISSIONEMISSION FACTOREMISSION FACTORSEMISSION LEVELSEMISSION PERFORMANCEEMISSION RATESEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSION REDUCTION CALCULATIONSEMISSION REDUCTIONSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS TARGETSEND-USERSENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY SOURCEENERGY SUPPLYENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITYENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEEQUIPMENTEXTERNAL CONSULTANTSFEEDSTOCKFINANCIAL SUPPORTFIRST VERIFICATIONFLUORESCENT LAMPFORESTRYFOSSILFOSSIL FUELFOSSIL FUEL SWITCHFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFUELSGAS COMBUSTIONGHGGOLDGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION MITIGATIONGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONGREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONSGRID EMISSION FACTORHYDROPOWERHYDROPOWER GENERATIONIMPACT ASSESSMENTINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONSINTERNATIONAL EMISSIONSIPCCLANDFILLLANDFILL GASMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMARKET MECHANISMMARKET SHAREMATERIALMETHANEMETHANE DESTRUCTIONMETHANE FORMATIONMITIGATION ACTIONSNATURAL GASNEGATIVE IMPACTNEW MARKETOFFSHORE WINDPDFPEPENETRATION RATEPENETRATION RATESPIPELINEPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY SUPPORTPOTENTIAL INVESTORSPOWER GENERATIONPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTION OF ENERGYPROJECT ANALYSISPROTOCOLREGISTRYREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRENEWABLE ELECTRICITYRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATIONRENEWABLE POWERRESULTRESULTSSOLAR HOME SYSTEMSSOLAR THERMALSOLAR WATER HEATERSSTREAMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL RESOURCESTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTIME-TO-MARKETTRANSACTIONTRANSACTION COSTSUNEPUSERSUSESWINDWWWWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/27104