This analytical report discusses opportunities for greenhouse gases (GHG) mitigation in Latin America, with particular focus on carbon finance and the clean development mechanism (CDM). The document introduces the CDM and its project cycle, provides an overview of the global and regional carbon market, and highlights challenges and opportunities for the CDM in various sector such as energy, forestry and transport.
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Organization: IDB
Topics: Finance, Transport, Forestry, Energy, Mitigation, Economic Analysis, Carbon Financing and CDM
Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date: 2005
Language: English