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Programmatic CDM is the natural bridge between the first and the second commitment period

10 March 2009

Programmatic CDM (pCDM) has a great potential to enable to move from measuring tons to affecting the emission trends of developing countries.

In the following interview, Christiana Figueres mentions that IDEAcarbon‘s The Carbon Rating Agency™, where she is the Vice Chair, is set to promote best practice amongst pCDM investors and developers by providing an independent opinion and rating on PoA‘s potential and that of CPAs at the crucial design stages.

Full Interview


About IDEAcarbon

IDEAcarbon is an independent and professional provider of ratings, research and strategic advice on carbon finance. Its services are designed to provide leading financial institutions, corporations, governments, traders and developers with intelligence and analysis of the factors that affect the pricing of carbon market assets.

The IDEAcarbon team are leading experts in the carbon and energy markets. They combine policy and financial intelligence with proprietary tools for the analysis of credit risk. Their techniques assist their clients to manage and mitigate risk in today's uncertain global carbon markets.

For more information please visit: www.ideacarbon.com


About the Carbon Rating Agency

The Carbon Ratings Agency is a wholly owned subsidiary of IDEAcarbon. Its mission is to improve the functioning and efficiency of the carbon markets. The Carbon Rating Agency's ratings and opinions are unencumbered and independent - it does not trade, buy, sell or originate carbon credits.

Further details of the Carbon Rating Agency’s approach to rating carbon assets are available at www.carbonratingsagency.com.

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