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Assessing carbon offset projects for Luxembourg

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The government of Luxembourg developedĀ a portfolio of offset projects, allocating climate funds to cost-effectively reduce emissions in developing countries.

The project assessments included:

  • landfill gas capture in Brazil,
  • 6 MW bimass to energy project in India,
  • reducing methane leakage from gas distribution networks in Ukraine,
  • combined cycle gas turbine in Beijing,
  • refineries in China,
  • wind power in China and India,
  • distribution of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) in Ecuador,
  • geothermal in Nicaragua.

Jelmer Hoogzaad was the programme manager for these assessments, as a shareholder and employee of Climate Focus

Partners: Climate Focus, Nathalie Roth

Project Details

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Luxembourg Ministry of the Economy

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Jelmer Hoogzaad

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Climate Focus

Years of Implementation

2009, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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#energy and power, #industry, #waste

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topics

  • Blog posts and articles
  • Circular economy
  • Circular economy quick scans and tools
  • Climate finance and due diligence
  • Climate policy
  • Deep awareness and engagement
  • Metabolic analysis of flows and stocks
  • Rebound effect and sufficiency
  • Renewable energy and energy efficiency
  • Sector research and policy support

sectors

  • Agriculture and forestry
  • Construction
  • Energy and power
  • Finance
  • Households and SMEs
  • Industry
  • Mining and quarrying
  • Textiles
  • Transport
  • Waste
  • Water

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