This analytical report aims to assess the realistic potential and the major constraints of combining carbon sink and bioenergy use projects in the CDM. The report starts with an overview of the current state of biomass use in developing countries. These days, energy from biomass is considered a new and modern option in the industrialized world. In developing countries bio-fuels is still largely viewed as a traditional practice. CDM could help changing this and this report shows the technological options available.

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Organization: UNEP, Hamburg Institute of International Economics, GFA Consulting Group, ETA Energieberatung A.G.

Topics: Carbon Financing and CDM

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2006

Language: English