UNCTADEarth Council Carbon Market Programme

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UNCTAD/Earth CouncilCarbon Market Programme

• Lucas Assuncao
• Coordinator, BioTRADE and Carbon Market Programme
• Gao Pronove
• Advisor, Carbon Market Programme

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What we do

• Engaging the Private Sector in CDM
• Research
• Market Forum
• Supporting GHG markets in countries with
  economies in transition
• Getting started with CDM in Least Developed
  Countries
• Carbon Market E-Learning Center 

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Engaging the Private Sector in CDM

• UNDP/WBCSD, UNIDO
• Brazil
• BNDES Brazilian National Devt Bank
• CDM Implementing Guide
• Focal point
• SD criteria

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Supporting GHG markets in countries with EITs

• FCO project
• Mapping policy options of EITs and supporting
  dialogue
• Carbon Market Policy Forum
• Buyers/sellers/market-makers
• Central Group 11 (CG11)
• Enviros Prague

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Getting started with CDM in Least Developed
Countries 

• Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi
• Partnership with Environmental Protection and
  Management Services (EPMS) in Tanzania and
  Sustainable Development Promotion Centre (SDPC)
  in Uganda
• Focus - Ground work

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Carbon Market E-learning Center

• Offers a service platform for other institutions
  to use e-learning as a complementary
  capacity-building strategy
• Built on the Earth Councils Learning Center for
  Sustainable Development