Achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions in developing countries through energy efficient lighting projects in the clean development mechanism (CDM)

Figueres, Christiana
Bosi, Martina

2006

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Energy efficiency can help address the challenge of increasing access to modern energy services, reduce the need for capital-intensive supply investments as well as mitigating climate change. Efficient lighting is a promising sector for improving the adequacy and reliability of power systems and reducing emissions in developing countries. However, these measures are hardly represented in the CDM portfolio. The COP/MOP decision to include programs of activities in the CDM could open the door to the implementation of a large number of energy efficiency projects in developing countries. Since GHG reductions are essentially the emission equivalent of energy savings, the CDM can benefit from long established energy efficiency methodologies for quantifying energy savings and fulfilling CDM methodological requirements. The integration of the CDM into energy efficiency programs could help spur a necessary transformation in the lighting market. [Abstract]

World Bank Working Paper

Alumbrado eléctrico; Eficiencia energética; Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio (MDL);