Develop Programmes of Activities (PoA) under CDM

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Pre-feasibility Studies

We conduct pre-feasbility studies for renewable energy power plants, waste energy recovery plants, biomass power plants, energy efficiency installations and fuel switching projects.

Clean Development Mechanism Project Identification & Development

The Kyoto Protocol provides the framework whereby developed countries have undertaken to limit their emissions by an average of about 5.2% below 1990 levels during the period 2006 to 2012.  Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol creates the Clean Development Mechanism or “CDM”. This is a mechanism through which a developed country can outsource part of its obligation to limit emissions to a developing country.  It can also happen on industry level where, for instance an installation in the EU that finds it difficult to comply with its emissions cap, and effectively pays a project developer in a developing country to develop a project that will lead to a decrease in emissions.

The basic requirements for a project to qualify as CDM are that the initiative must lead to a long term, verifiable emissions reduction, that it must assist in achieving sustainable development in the developing country, it must lead to technology transfer, and that there must be a causal link between the revenue stream created by the CDM and the fact that the project happens. Another way of articulating the last mentioned requirement is that the CDM project should be additional to, i.e., not part of the project business-as-usual scenario of the project developer. Hence the requirement has been termed “additionality”.

Broadly speaking, CDM projects are divided into two groups namely:

• Projects that prevent CO₂ from entering the atmosphere

By far the greatest majority of projects registered so far fall into this category. (renewable energy, energy efficiency, fuel switching).  These projects are divided into large and small scale projects and over 70 methodologies for achieving carbon credits in this manner have been approved.

• Projects that capture CO₂ already in the atmosphere

This is known and “land use, land use change and forestry” (“LULUCF”) and at present CDM projects in this category are confined to afforestation and reforestation projects.

CDM Africa manages all steps of the CDM component of a project or process

• Project identification
• Project identification note (PIN)
• Project design document (PDD)
• Stakeholder participation
• Host country approval
• Validation by a designated operational entity
• Registration of the project with the UNFCCC
• Implementation and monitoring
• Verification
• Certification and issuance of credits 

Greenhouse gas Accounting and Verification


Many governments are taking steps to reduce GHG emissions through national policies that include the introduction of emissions trading programs, voluntary programs, carbon or energy taxes, and regulations and standards on energy efficiency and emissions. As a result, companies must be able to understand and manage their GHG risks if they are to ensure long-term success in a competitive business environment, and to be prepared for future national or regional climate policies.

We assist companies to prepare a GHG inventory that represents a true and fair account of their emissions, through the use of standardized approaches and principles that can be verified. We provide business with information that can be used to build an effective strategy to manage and reduce GHG emissions. By compiling this emission information, it facilitates participation in voluntary and mandatory GHG programs.

A well-designed and maintained corporate GHG inventory can serve several business goals, including:

• Managing GHG risks and identifying reduction opportunities
• Public reporting and participation in voluntary GHG programs
• Participating in mandatory reporting programs
• Participating in GHG markets
• Recognition for early voluntary action.

Climate Change Strategy, Governance Frameworks
 and Investor Communications

Climate change has become an important strategic and operational issue for companies.

Climate Risks and Opportunities

Risks from climate change are already embedded, to some degree, in every business and within every investment portfolio. Shareholders are increasingly becoming aware of the fiduciary risks and require that companies show that they have considered how and where climate change risks affect their companies and the extent to which they have assessed the effectiveness of steps to reduce and manage that risk.

CDM Africa has extensive experience in the field of managing risk and unlocking opportunity and can assist businesses in communicating the long term opportunities associated with investments into climate change mitigation strategies.

Regulatory Risks and Opportunities

Regulations and opportunities: Consideration of the range of potential scenarios is especially critical for companies undertaking or planning for major capital outlays that could be affected by climate-related regulations. Read More

Carbon Auditing


Carbon auditing is the means of accounting for quantifiable greenhouse gas emissions.  Once emissions are known, strategies can be devised to reduce these.  Auditing provides the means of tracking and recording that claimed reductions in emissions have actually occurred and are stable, and are the starting point for CDM and emissions reduction project planning.  Verifiable emissions reporting is increasingly important for sustainability reporting purposes.

CDM Africa conducts audits in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol methodologies for:

• Direct and indirect emissions
• Electricity consumption
• Stationary energy
• Natural gas
• Transport
• Waste

Emission Reduction Strategies


Emission Reduction Strategies


CDM Africa assists in the preparation of emission reduction strategies focusing on the individual needs and resources of organizations. Such strategies may incorporate the use of:

• Energy efficiency training
• Energy efficiency technologies
• Renewable energy technologies
• Carbon offsets