Redefining the Clean Development Mechanism to encourage the transfer of sustainable energy technologies

Karakosta, C; Psarras, J

dc.contributor.author	Karakosta, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Psarras, J	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:58:48Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:58:48Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	1054853X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/28737
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dc.subject	Clean Development Mechanism	en
dc.subject	Decision support	en
dc.subject	Kyoto Protocol	en
dc.subject	Multi criteria analysis	en
dc.subject	Sustainable development	en
dc.subject	Technology transfer	en
dc.subject.other	clean development mechanism	en
dc.subject.other	cost-benefit analysis	en
dc.subject.other	decision support system	en
dc.subject.other	developing world	en
dc.subject.other	emission control	en
dc.subject.other	emissions trading	en
dc.subject.other	energy resource	en
dc.subject.other	multicriteria analysis	en
dc.subject.other	policy implementation	en
dc.subject.other	sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	technological development	en
dc.subject.other	technology transfer	en
dc.subject.other	Chile	en
dc.subject.other	China	en
dc.subject.other	Israel	en
dc.subject.other	Kenya	en
dc.subject.other	Thailand	en
dc.title	Redefining the Clean Development Mechanism to encourage the transfer of sustainable energy technologies	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a project-based emissions trading mechanism that the Kyoto Protocol has established and which enables project cooperation between industrialised and developing countries. Under the CDM, sustainable development is considered a country context-specific aspect which differs across countries. Actual CDM practice has shown that projects are largely initiated by the demand for relatively low-cost certified emission reductions, leading to a series of ad-hoc projects, rather than serving the overall host countries' sustainable development needs and priorities. This paper investigates the potential of transferring and implementing sustainable energy technologies through the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol in Chile, China, Israel, Kenya and Thailand. Specifically, the adopted approach targets at supporting the particular host countries' Designated National Authorities (DNA) in building the capacity to explore which CDM projects would contribute to the countries' sustainable development needs and priorities, in terms of pre-assessing the most suitable energy technologies in a relative relatively straightforward and transparent way. © 2009 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Energy, Environment and Economics	en
dc.identifier.volume	17	en
dc.identifier.issue	2-3	en
dc.identifier.spage	143	en
dc.identifier.epage	158	en