Benchmark selection impact and uncertainty in emission reductions for selected case study projects

Anagnostopoulos, K; Flamos, A; Psarras, JE

dc.contributor.author	Anagnostopoulos, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Flamos, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Psarras, JE	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:44Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	14666650	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15165
dc.subject	Baseline uncertainty	en
dc.subject	Baselines	en
dc.subject	Benchmarks	en
dc.subject	Environmental integrity	en
dc.subject	Greenhouse gas emissions	en
dc.subject	Kyoto Protocol	en
dc.subject.other	clean development mechanism	en
dc.subject.other	economic instrument	en
dc.subject.other	emission control	en
dc.subject.other	emissions trading	en
dc.subject.other	joint implementation	en
dc.subject.other	Asia	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Indonesia	en
dc.subject.other	Russian Federation	en
dc.subject.other	Southeast Asia	en
dc.title	Benchmark selection impact and uncertainty in emission reductions for selected case study projects	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1504/IJGENVI.2003.004152	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJGENVI.2003.004152	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	The efficiency of Joint Implementation (JI) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) can be seriously harmed as investors and hosts of JI/CDM investments are trying to maximise emission reduction credits. The easiest way to invoke gaming in emission reductions is the selection of an overestimated baseline and credit 'non-real' emission reductions. The baseline which is inherently a counterfactual situation that will never be realised incorporates uncertainty in emission reductions. In order to explore the environmental integrity and the uncertainty associated with the baseline choice, this paper applies a computerised tool to construct, store and compare different types of baselines and benchmarks for projects in Indonesia and the Russian Federation. It analyses the effects of the selection of different benchmarks for the preservation of the effectiveness of the two Kyoto mechanisms and on the range of baseline uncertainty that is calculated for each case study project.	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Global Environmental Issues	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1504/IJGENVI.2003.004152	en
dc.identifier.volume	3	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	436	en
dc.identifier.epage	460	en