What kinds of project will
qualify as CDM projects?
qualify as CDM projects?
A wide range of projects could be considered as CDM projects in South Africa:
Energy supply
- Gas-fired power generation
- Cleaner coal power generation technology
- Hydro-electricity to replace coal-fired power stations
- Co-generation (biomass and fossil-fuel based)
- Renewable electricity (e.g. wind, photovoltaics, biomass) and other renewable energy (e.g. biogas)
- Switch of synthetic fuel feedstock from coal to gas
- Use of forest and agricultural wastes to generate electricity and heat
Manufacturing
- Conversion of boilers from coal to gas
- Industrial energy efficiency
- Structural change to less energy and emissions-intensive industries
Mining
- Industrial energy efficiency
- Reducing methane emissions from coal mines
Agriculture and forestry
- Aforestation and reforestation (during the first commitment period 2008 - 2012)
- Improved management of natural woodlands
- Control of fires
Transport and Communications
- Improved public transport
- Improved urban planning and traffic management
- Improved vehicle efficiency
- Vehicle fuel switching
- Switching from road to rail transport
Residential, commercial and government buildings
- Energy-efficient appliances
- Solar water heating
- Fuel switching in households and commercial boilers
- Energy-efficient building design
- Energy management
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