Additionality in the Clean Development Mechanism: Why and What?

Working paper

In this OIES Energy and Environment Paper, Dr Benito Müller (Director Energy and Environment at the OIES) looks at the controversial additionality criterion of the Clean Development Mechanism, and discusses some of the arguments for and against it. The paper concludes with an alternative interpretation of additionality which may overcome some of the key concerns that have been raised about the current interpretation.

Authors: Muller, B

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Publisher: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
• Series: OIES paper
• Publication date: 2009-01-01
• Edition: Publisher's version
• Paper number: EV 44
• ISBN: 9781901795837
• Language: English
• Keywords: CDM; Offsetting; CERs; EV 44; cap and trade; Kyoto Protocol; Carbon Leakage; Environmental Integrity; OIES; Climate Change Policy; the Clean Development Mechanism; Emissions