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DNV verifies 100 200 projects that reduce the emission of gases
23/08/2006
on August 23, 2006
DNV (Det Norske Veritas), the first company accredited by the United Nations to validate and verify the reduction of greenhouse gases, has already made the process of verification of 100 of the 200 projects accepted in the mechanism for clean development (CDM)one of the so-called flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol, through which developed countries can meet their emission reduction targets through projects implemented in developing countries. The verification process culminates with the delivery of a certificate of emission reduction (CER).
Today there are more than 600 new CDM projects in process of processing in the United Nations. DNV is responsible for the validation of more than 300. This has involved the increase in the climate change number of specialized Auditors who currently develop their professional work in DNV. The clean development mechanism and emissions trading are two mechanisms which so far have proved more efficient to achieve reduced emissions.
Also, it should be noted that according to the latest estimates made by the Secretariat of the United Nations on climate change, the reduction in the emission of gases that cause the effect greenhouse rises up to 1,000 million tonnes due to the introduction of the clean development mechanism. The figure is equivalent to the sum of the emissions of Spain and United Kingdom.
