According to the Kyoto Protocol, project activities that
qualify for the CDM are those related to specific GHG types
and to the sources and sectors responsible for the majority
of emissions, as established in Annex A of the Kyoto Protocol
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Sector No
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Sectoral scope
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Examples
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1
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Energy industries (renewable/non-renewable sources)
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Renewable energy
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Wind power, solar photovoltaic (PV),hydro, geothermal
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| Non-renewable energy |
Combined heat and power (CHP); fuel switching from
coal or fuel oil to natural gas
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|
2
|
Energy distribution
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Electricity
|
Transmission and distribution lines
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3
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Energy demand
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Energy efficiency
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High-efficiency equipment and lighting
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4
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Manufacturing industries
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Energy efficiency
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High-efficiency equipment
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Fuel switching
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From coal to natural gas, clean coal technology
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5
|
Chemical industries
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Process change
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Nitrous oxide abatement
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6
|
Construction
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Material substitution
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Energy-saving measures; shorter transport distance
for trucks
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7
|
Transport
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Energy efficiency
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Improved vehicle efficiency, transit expansion
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|
Fuel substitution
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Biofuels, natural gas fuels
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|
8
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Mining/mineral production
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Fuel substitution
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Coal mine methane recovery
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9
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Metal production
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Energy efficiency
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Improved process efficiency
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Process change
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Dry coke quenching
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10
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Fugitive emissions from fuels (solid, oil, and gas)
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Fuel substitution
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Recovery and utilization of gas from oil wells
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11
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Fugitive emissions from production and consumption
of halocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride
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HFCs
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Incineration of HFC-23 waste streams
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12
|
Solvent use
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Material substitution
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Replacement with less GHG-emitting materials
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13
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Waste handling and disposal
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Fuel substitution
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Landfill gas recovery, wastewater treatment, animal
waste treatment
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|
14
|
Afforestation and reforestation
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Afforestation
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Reforestation
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15
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Agriculture
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production avoidance from biomass
decay |
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