CDM stands for Clean Development Mechanism which is a mechanism defined in Article 12 of the Kyoto protocol to achieve the following 2 objectives: 1.       To assist countries not included in Annex I countries (especially developing countries) in contributing to the sustainable development which is to prevent climate change. 2.       To assist Annex I countries in achieving compliance with their greenhouse gas reduction commitment. Under CDM, the developed countries that have a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under Kyoto protocol can invest in green projects in developing countries. In this process they can claim the carbon credits equivalent to the reduction in the amount of CO2 emissions.

Other Terms

	Carbon capture and storage		Carbon sink		Carbon Sequestration
	Climate Change		Carbon Credits		Carbon Trading
	Cap and Trade		Carbon Footprint		Carbon Offset
	CO2 Scrubber		Chemical Absorption		Cogeneration
	Certified Emission Reduction (CER)		Coal Bed Methane (CBM)		Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX)
	Carbon Cycle		Carbon Tax		Clathrate Gun Hypothesis
	Canadian Sedimentary Basin		Carbon dioxide Fertilization		Carbon dioxide Equivalent
	Carbon Intensity		Clean Coal technology		Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT)
	Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT)		Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)		Carbon Market
	Conference of Parties (COP)		Carbon Allowance		Carbon Offset
	Cap Rock		Chloroflurocarbons (CFCs)		CO2 migration
	Carbon Adsorbent		California Climate Action Registry (CCAR)		Carbon Financial Instrument (CFI) contract
	Carbon leakage		Carbon Neutral		Climate Feedback
	Climate lag		Coal Mine Methane		Carbon Accounting
	Coal Gasification		Carbon Price		Carbon Calculation

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