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10.3.3 Case 2 Sino-EU CDM Capability Promotion Project
As a leading advocate in the climate change mechanism and its design among the
developed countries, EU enjoys the most advanced emissions-reduction data distri-
bution mechanism, emissions-rights trading system, and emissions-reduction
reporting and checking system. According to the Common but Differentiated
Principle, EU has the responsibility and capacity to help China build capacity in
emissions reduction. And the two parties have already conducted effective cooper-
ation in this area with the Sino-EU Clean Development Mechanism capacity
building project as the typical example.
The goal of this effort is to promote the CDM's role in sustainable development
in China. It provides policy suggestions to Chinese and European policy makers,
better management experience of the CDM and support for its further development
by means of policies study, capacity building and training.
Funded by EU Commission with 2.8 million Euros, the project is one of largest
assistance efforts by the EU in the CDM area in China. Started in February 2007
and completed in March 2010, it was co-executed by the Policy Research Center for
Environment and Economy of Ministry of Environment Protection and related
European agencies.
Ten local seminars held by the Sino-EU Clean Development Mechanism invited
public and government organizations, including local environmental protection
departments, and other related organizations, local CDM centers, private research
institutes, local project organizations, potential project operation organizations,
project developers, and international buyers.
To address verification concerns with the CDM Mechanism, CDM Promotion
Project conducted capacity building and training projects for Designated Opera-
tional Entities (DOE), like China Environment Certification Center (CEC), China
Qualification Center (CQC) and Tsinghua Kewei International Technology Trans-
fer Co. CEC and CQC were appointed as operating entities during the 46th EB
Conference on March 25, 2009.
Conclusion: Cooperation in climate change and clean energy sector emphasizes
the Common but Differentiated Responsibilities Principle through technology
cooperation and financial assistance. However, bilateral cooperation in the compet-
itive trade and investment of clean and renewable energy technologies and products
is still lacking. Without more investment in this latter area, rising competition and
friction will demand new solutions.
