Frequently Asked Questions:

Marrakech accord: refers to Modalities & Procedures for CDM projects agreed during the 7th COP- Conference of Parties ( to Kyoto Protocol) in November 2001 at Marrakesh, i.e. this has now been ratified by 160 countries except USA & Canada. Some of the Key definitions in this CDM project context are given below.

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): A procedure under the Kyoto Protocol under which developed countries may finance greenhouse-gas emissions-avoiding projects in developing countries, and receive credits for doing so which they may apply towards meeting mandatory limits on their own emissions.

CDM-EB: Executive Board of CDM is responsible for all such project approvals.

EST:Environmentally Safe, Sound & Sustainable Technology

LFG: Land Fill Gas is combination of Methane & other waste gases that get generated from land filling of bio degradable waste.

MSW: Municipal Solid Waste is the mixed or segregated waste collected from the city before or after segregation of biodegradable or wet waste.

MoEF: Ministry of Environment & Forest at Delhi, which is also the DNA- Designated National Authority for approval of the project.

UNFCCC: The United Nations Frameworks Convention for Climate Change, is an international treaty of countries joined together to consider what can be done to reduce climate change.