Is carbon financing trashing integrated waste management? : experience from Indonesia

Date

2013

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Taylor & Francis

Abstract

In this paper we detail the results of two carbon financing composting projects in Indonesia, which ran from 2007 to 2012. Findings from these projects suggest that the clean development mechanism (CDM) is not well suited for small scale, community based, composting due to a number of barriers, including: the large amount of up-front funding required for financing the registration process; the current methodology for measuring methane; and the baseline reporting required for registration. This paper also highlights a troubling trend, whereby the CDM incentivizes less environmentally sustainable waste management practices. In Indonesia, this has the potential to undermine the national waste management law and thwart local efforts towards integrated waste management. We conclude with recommendations for the CDM in the waste and waste handling sector, including: subsidizing the registration costs for community-based projects, simplifying baseline and monitoring requirements for composting projects, and improving the existing methodology for calculation of landfill emissions.

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CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM, INDONESIA, WASTE MANAGEMENT, COMPOSTING, LANDFILL GAS CAPTURE, SUSTAINABILITY, COMMUNITY-BASED WASTE MANAGEMENT

Citation

Mitchell, C., & Kusumowati, J. (2013). Is carbon financing trashing integrated waste management? Experience from Indonesia. Climate and Development, 5(4), 268-276.doi:10.1080/17565529.2013.836471

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/52094
 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17565529.2013.836471

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