ACCOUNTING AND ACCREDITATION
OF
ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED JOINTLY
This project was funded by the European Commission
DG XII under
its Environment and Climate Research Programme
(1994-1998);
Research Theme 4: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
Contract No: ENV4-CT96-0210
Coordinators: Dr Tim Jackson, Dr Katie Begg
Reporting Period: 1st June 1996 – 31st
January 1999
Stop Press! A book based on this study has recently
been published entitled 'Flexibility in Climate Policy: Making the Kyoto
Mechanisms Work' and edited by Tim Jackson, Katie Begg and Stuart Parkinson.
It can be order from Earthscan,
ISBN 1 85383 706 7.
This study examined the role of 'Activities Implemented Jointly' (AIJ)
in the fair and efficient abatement of greenhouse gas (and also SO2) emissions,
particularly in the light of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. Assessment was carried
out of a number of 'pilot' AIJ projects hosted by Estonia and the Czech
Republic, in order to estimate their emissions reduction and the net economic
costs. Further work focused on the local environmental and social impacts
of these projects. The aim of the study was to develop a methodological
framework for assigning credits based on the assessment of emissions reduction,
giving due consideration to issues such as equity and cost-effectiveness.
This project was co-ordinated by CES, and involved six other institutions
across Europe: SEI-York (UK), SEI-Tallinn (Estonia), EVA (Austria), RNL
(Denmark), NUTEK (Sweden) and LEAD-Europe (Switzerland).
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Objectives
Methodology
Main Results
Scientific Interest and Novelty
Policy Relevance
Project Collaborators
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