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Conservation Strategy Fund Comments on Changuinola 1 (Chan 75) Large Hydro Project (Panama)

Friday, August 8, 2008
Comments on Changuinola 1 (Chan 75) Large Hydro Project (Panama)Submitted to Manja Welzel, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH, by John Reid, President of Conservation Strategy Fund To Whom It May Concern: The purpose of this letter is to comment on the Clean Development Mechanism Project Design Document submitted June 11, 2008, by AES-Changuinola S.A. for the Changuinol I hydroelectric project (also known as Chan 75). The project appears to be financially viable without income from carbon credits, and would therefore result in an overall increase in regulated emissions from parties to the Kyoto

AIDA et al. Comments to TÜV SÜD Re CDM Validation of Baba Hydroelectric Project (Ecuador)

Friday, September 5, 2008
Comments to TÜV SÜD Re CDM Validation of Multipurpose Baba Hydroelectric Project (MBHP) in EcuadorTO: TUV SUD Industrie Service GmbH RE: CDM Validation of Multipurpose Baba Hydroelectric Project FROM: Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA)Earthjustice International ProgramOrganization for Environmental Law & Management (ECOLEX) DATE: September 5, 2008 AIDA, Earthjustice and ECOLEX submit these comments on the Multipurpose Baba Hydroelectric Project in Ecuador (the "MBHP" or the "Project") pursuant to paragraph 40(c) of the modalities and procedures for the clean devel

The Corner House Comments on Changuinola 1 (Chan 75) Large Hydro Project (Panama)

Thursday, August 7, 2008
Comments by Larry Lohmann, The Corner House, on Changuinola 1 Hydropower Project in PanamaCLEAN DEVELOPMENTMECHANISM Changuinola 1 Hydroelectric Project in PanamaPROJECT DESIGN DOCUMENT Version 03.1 CommentsLarry LohmannThe Corner House OVERALL SUMMARY COMMENT 1. The evidence and arguments presented cannot establish the project as additional. The project cannot be argued to have passed any of Steps 0, 1, 3 or 4.2. The project cannot fulfil, and would indeed detract from, the sustainable development objectives of the CDM.3. In addition to the ecological threats the project poses, its notoriety

NRDC Letter to TÜV SÜD on Changuinola 1 (Chan 75) Large Hydro Project (Panama)

Friday, August 8, 2008
Comments on Changuinola I Hydroelectric Project (Panama)Ms. Manja Welzel TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbHCarbon Management ServiceFax ++49 89 5791-2756 Dear Ms. Welzel: Comments on Changuinola I Hydroelectric Project (Panama) I am writing, on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council ("NRDC"), to express our strong opposition to the application by AES Changuinola ("AES") for certified emission reduction credits ("CER") from the Clean Development Mechanism ("CDM") for its Changuinola I Hydroelectric project ("Chan 75") in Bocas del Toro, Panama. NRDC is a non-governmental environmental o

CIEL Comments on Changuinola 1 (Chan 75) Large Hydro Project (Panama)

Friday, August 8, 2008
COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REGARDING THE CHAN 75 DAM PROJECT IN PANAMASummary CIEL hereby presents comments on the Project Design Document of the Chan 75 project, in light of relevant criteria developed by the Clean Development Mechanism, in accordance with paragraph 40 of the CDM modalities and procedures as defined in Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol.1 In short, CIEL finds that the project: (1) lacks additionality; (2) fails to adequately consult affected communities and obtain their free and prior informed consent; and (3) does not contribute to sus

Comments on Changuinola 1 (Chan 75) Large Hydro Project (Panama)

Valle del Rey village along the Changuinola River, which will be flooded by the Changuinola dams
Monday, August 11, 2008
Comments on the CDM Project Design Document (PDD) for the AES Changuinola I (a.k.a. Chan 75) Large Hydroelectric Dam Project: A Case of “Greenwash Additionality”Submitted by International Rivers to the project validator TÜV SÜDAugust 8, 2008Valle del Rey village along the Changuinola River, which will be flooded by the Changuinola dams Linda Barrera Project Overview: Location: Changuinola River, La Amistad UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Buffer Zone and Mesoamerican Biological Corridor, PanamaType: 222 MW; 99m concrete dam; 1394 ha reservoir.Project Promoter: AES CorporationSocial impacts: Inc

Critique of the WCD Compliance Report for Xiaoxi Large Hydro Dam, China

Sunday, June 1, 2008
The following assessment by International Rivers compares the compliance report for the 135 MW Xiaoxi Dam to the Strategic Priorities of the World Commission on Dams, and the requirements of the German Emissions Trading Authority. The report is of very low quality and does not provide a basis for the German government to accept the project as WCD compatible. Background: German-based power utility RWE is one of the biggest CO2 emitters in Europe, with emissions of more than 120 million tonnes of CO2 per year, mainly from coal plants. In place of reducing its emissions, RWE intends to buy CDM

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