Certified emission reduction (CER)

Established by Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol, evolved from a Brazilian proposal, and stipulated throughout the COP 3 negotiations, the clean development mechanism (CDM) is the only of the three mechanisms introduced by the Protocol that include developing...

Emissions produced as a result of human action. For example, large amounts of carbon dioxide are being released into the atmosphere by activities such as the burning of fossil fuels, agriculture, cement making, and so on.

It means "land use, land-use change and forestry". The LULUCF activities eligible under the clean development mechanism are those that promote the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, i.e., afforestation and...