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Climate Change CDM Projects
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows you to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-efficient manner. Your active contribution to sustainable development is awarded with emission credits that can fulfil your own commitments or be traded on the GHG market.

Established under the Kyoto Protocol, the CDM scheme is an incentive for companies in industrialised countries to invest in eligible emissions reduction projects in developing countries. The Kyoto Protocol requires that all CDM-projects are subjected to validation and verification/certification by an operating entity, i.e. a third party verifier.

Find out what a CDM scheme is and why your business will benefit from a CDM project.

Partner with DNV for:

  • Validation of the design of your CDM project. This is a prerequisite for your project to be registered as a CDM project.

  • Verification/certification of the emissions reductions. This verifies the emissions reductions achieved by your project, based on which credits are issued.

The road to certification will give you an overview of the steps you need to follow to receive certified emission credits from your CDM project.

In compliance with UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) regulations and to avoid any integrity issues, we only perform one of the services for each CDM project, i.e. either validation or verification/certification.

The UNFCCC is working on an accreditation scheme for operating entities. DNV expects to become UNFCCC-accredited as an operating entity under the Clean Development Mechanism early in 2003 to perform independent project validations and verification/certification of emissions reductions.

Risk Based Certification
What and Why
The Clean Development Mechanism intends to assist developing countries achieve sustainable development. The scheme provides incentive for industrialised countries to invest in cost-efficient greenhouse gas reduction projects in these countries.
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Validation
This is an assessment of the design of a greenhouse gas emissions reduction project. Validation is a requirement for all CDM projects. It validates whether the project — if implemented as planned — will fulfil the CDM requirements and generate tradable credits.
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Verification / Certification
Verification is a periodic review to determine actual emission reductions of your CDM project activities. Following this process, you are issued the certified emission reduction credits you have earned.

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Road to Certification
To obtain certified emission reduction credits from your CDM project, you have to follow certain steps required by the Kyoto Protocol.

The process is divided into two phases:

  • The project design phase leading up to the registration and implementation of the project.
  • The operational phase where emissions reductions are verified.

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Why Partner with DNV
DNV is a leading independent greenhouse gas verifier operating globally. We believe in a partnership approach that benefits you and your organisation. Our greenhouse gas experts are used by international organisations, governments, and industry.

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