KfW Bank publishes additional PoA tools and handbooks
On behalf of the German Environment Ministry, the KfW Bank has commissioned a series of studies and guidebooks to
aid distribution of CDM Programmes of Activities (PoAs). These include handbooks for programme coordinators and on
drawing up eligibility criteria, a sampling manual (as a guide for use in sampling), and a study on further
development of the CDM methodologies to allow more comprehensive carbon reduction activities. 
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German-Indian Carbon Bazaar
This year’s German-Indian Carbon Bazaar takes place from 12 – 13 September as part of the Carbon
Conclave in New Delhi. The Carbon Conclave, which is hosted by the Association of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI), serves as the national forum for India’s climate change policy and carbon market. This
gives the Carbon Bazaar, which GIZ organises every year in connection with the German Environment Ministry’s
CDM Initiative, a new platform on which to communicate the change in India’s carbon market and provide
information on the new climate change mechanisms for bilateral cooperation. The detailed programme is now passing
through the approval process and will be published here in due course.
Brochure "India
Carbon Market Conclave 2012"
German government relies on carbon markets
The financing function of the global carbon market is a key component of the German government’s climate
change strategy. Ursula Heinen-Esser, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Environment Ministry, stressed
this point in her opening address at this year’s Carbon Expo. Ambitious targets and a clear framework are
needed, however, for the market to fulfil this role. Held in Cologne, the Carbon Expo – the world’s
biggest carbon market trade fair – runs until 1 June 2012. The Environment Ministry (BMU) and the German
Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt) are again hosting a joint pavilion for German exhibitors. more
UNFCCC registers first cooking stove programme in Africa
Efficient wood-burning cookers use less wood than traditional fireplaces, so helping to combat deforestation. At
the beginning of February, the CDM Executive Board registered the first ever African Cooking Stove Programme of
Activities (PoA) in Nigeria. The project will see up to 100,000 cookers distributed over the next five years,
making for annual emission reductions of up to 250,000 t CO2 annually. In an interview, atmosfair’s Florian
Zerzawy talked about the initiative. more
German Environment Ministry Establishes PoA Foundation for the Future of the Carbon Market
As part of the International Climate Initiative, the German Environment Ministry (BMU) has made €10 million
available for the establishment of the “Foundation for the Future of the Carbon Market”. The Foundation
will provide start-up funds for programmatic CDM activities (PoAs) and assist the tapping of emission reduction
potential, primarily in least-developed countries (LDCs). Advising developing countries on the use of the carbon
market is another key focus of the Foundation, which is based at the KfW Bank.
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