Nuclear energy and the CDM: you gotta keep ’em separated
Readers should note that I have reversed my position on whether nuclear energy projects should be eligible under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The CDM was established by the United Nations under the Kyoto Treaty, and allows greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction projects in developing countries to earn emission reduction credits that industrialized countries can buy and apply against their own reduction targets. Nuclear energy is explicitly barred for eligibility under the CDM. I used to disagree with that; now I don’t … read more
Subjects covered in this article: Air quality &bull Cap and trade &bull Carbon tax &bull Clean air &bull Climate change &bull Electricity &bull Emission trading &bull Greenhouse gas emissions &bull Kyoto &bull Nuclear