CDM projects potentially have benefits for health, labour demands, household income and equity, as well as for local and global environment. Studies have analysed the CDM performance on various fronts, including project distribution, typology, investment flow and general sustainable development benefits, but they do not provide first-hand evidence about how project actors have been able to access the carbon market, negotiate and secure carbon funding, and ensure projects’ long-term viability. Neither have they focused on the direct benefits that these projects are providing.
The research, funded by the Tyndall Centre, examines the potential of low-carbon renewable technologies to promote development in poor urban townships of South Africa looking at the implementation of a CDM Gold Standard project in the city of Cape Town, supported by empirical evidence from household surveys and project management analysis. The research will inform the climate change community about the challenges and opportunities characterising these projects and with the aim to develop mitigation policies which bring more benefits for poor households in developing countries.
Research duration: 2008-2010
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