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How can the current CDM deliver sustainable development?

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  • Adam G. Bumpus
  • John C. Cole

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The two aims of the clean development mechanism (CDM) were to reduce greenhouse gases cost effectively and contribute to sustainable development (SD) in developing countries. So far, however, SD components of the mechanism have been questionable. In this opinion article, we argue for a more theoretically informed engagement with the CDM that could be empowered through the better provision of transparent and clear information in the project implementation processes. Drawing on our work in Latin America, we concur with other authors that the CDM as it stands does not ‘deliver’ SD, but that improved information and a research agenda that focuses on the multi‐level political economy of project‐based CDM could assist in the mechanism delivering on multiple forms of SD in local contexts. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This article is categorized under: Climate and Development > Decoupling Emissions from Development Policy and Governance > International Policy Framework

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  • Adam G. Bumpus & John C. Cole, 2010. "How can the current CDM deliver sustainable development?," Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 1(4), pages 541-547, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:wirecc:v:1:y:2010:i:4:p:541-547
    DOI: 10.1002/wcc.57
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    1. Adam Bumpus & Thu-Ba Huynh & Sophie Pascoe, 2019. "Making REDD+ Transparent: Opportunities for MobileTechnology," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 19(4), pages 85-117, November.
    2. Timothy Cadman & Lauren Eastwood & Federico Lopez-Casero Michaelis & Tek N. Maraseni & Jamie Pittock & Tapan Sarker, 2015. "The Political Economy of Sustainable Development," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 15773.
    3. Jin Guo & Hanqiao Yang, 2022. "CDMs’ effect on environmentally sensitive productivity: evidence from Chinese provinces," Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 401-422, December.
    4. Bortoletto, Wagner Wilson & Pacagnella Junior, Antonio Carlos & Cabello, Otavio Gomes, 2023. "Exploring the scientific literature on clean development mechanisms: A bibliometric analysis," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 183(C).
    5. Cong, Ren & Lo, Alex Y. & Yu, Wei, 2021. "The distribution and regional determinants of nationally financed emissions-reduction projects in China," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 152(C).

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