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As COP16 in Cancun moves to discussion of CDM reform and negotiations continue on issues related to REDD, MRV, and capacity building
A report is released by GHG Management Institute, in conjunction with Sequence Staffing. The report presents findings from a survey of ~1,000 global greenhouse gas measurement and management practitioners. The following findings have immediate relevance to UNFCCC proceedings: GHG verification and CDM/JI
* 72.3% of surveyed practitioners indicated they believe GHG verification lacks sufficient oversight
* 63.9% of respondents concluded that CDM/JI verifier accreditation doesn’t adequately measure competence of individual auditors
* 86.5% of the practitioners polled indicated they support individual certification of verifiers as a prerequisite for performing CDM/JI verification work
* 56.1% thought the CDM Executive Board’s suspensions of verification firms were indicative of functioning oversight, while the remaining 43.9% disagreed, concluding the suspensions pointed to failures in oversight
REDD
* 88.7% of respondents believe there is a moderate (46.4%) to severe (42.3%) shortage of qualified GHG forestry practitioners to implement an avoided deforestation regime
MRV
* 80.1% of respondents indicated that an international framework that expands MRV requirements to rapidly developing countries (e.g., BASIC) would overextend the capacity of available qualified GHG practitioners
Tim Stumhofer
Program Associate
Greenhouse Gas Management Institute
To discuss any of these topics in further detail, please email [email protected]
If you are at the COP you may also find Tim Stumhofer at the GHG Management Institute exhibit (Stand 18).
Tim Stumhofer
Program Associate
Greenhouse Gas Management Institute
[email protected]
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