Kyoto commitments and flexible mechanisms
- Kyoto assigns quantified targets to specified developed-country parties
- Kyoto commitment periods differ from Paris NDC cycles
- Kyoto flexible mechanisms supplement domestic mitigation measures
- Emissions monitoring and transaction records support Kyoto accountability
- CDM projects in developing countries could earn certified reduction credits
- CDM additionality asks what would have happened without the project
- CDM approval and credit issuance require defined institutional processes
- Joint implementation concerns projects between parties with Kyoto targets