Yunnan Dujiacun Small Hydropower Project

This small hydropower project, with two turbines and generators, is situated in Jiulong River near Kunming City. It utilizes local water resources to generate electricity of approximately 52,080 MWh per year to the China Southern Power Grid. The project activity, with a total installed capacity of 12.6 MW, achieves about 43,924 tonnes of annual GHG emission reductions by avoiding carbon emissions from electricity generation by fossil fuel power plants. The project does not involve migration and brings strong environmental and economic benefits to local villagers, providing clean, affordable energy, employment and infrastructure.

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Project Name:	Yunnan Dujiacun Small Hydropower Project
Standard:	CDM, VCS (VER)
Location:	Jiulong River within Minquan Village of Jiulong Town, Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, P.R.China.
Project Owner:	Luquan Yulong Power Generation Co., Ltd
Crediting Period:	2009-2015
Installed Capacity:	12.6 MW
Annual Power Supply:	52,080 MWh
Estimated Emissions Reduction:	43,924 CO2e per year
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Ningxia Yinyi 49.50 MW Wind-farm Project, China  -  CDM, Gold Standard VER

Registered with the UNFCCC in December 2007, this CDM project consists of the implementation and operation of 66 wind turbines with unit capacity of 750 KW. The project creates a wind park on the desert land of Dundunliang, located in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of Northwest China. Its annual output of over 104,000 MWh provides alternative clean energy supply to the Northwest China Grid.

With annual average emissions reduction estimated to be 98,283tCO2e, the Ningxia Yinyi Wind-farm Project brings various positive impacts to the environment and the local community. The project obtained its Verified Emission Reduction Gold Standard certification in 2008, verified by TUV Nord.

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Project Name:	Ningxia Yinyi 49.50 MW Wind-farm CDM Project, China
Standard:	CDM, Gold Standard VER
Location:	Dundunliang of Hongsipu Development Zone, Wuzhong County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Northwest China
Project Owner:	Ningxia Yinyi Wind Power Generation Co. Ltd
Crediting Period:	7 years (2007 to 2014), renewable up to 21 years
Installed Capacity:	49.50 MW from 66 wind turbines
Annual Power Supply:	104,891 MWh, to China Northwest Power Grid
Estimated Emissions Reduction:	Average 98,283tCO2e per year
Environmental Benefits:	Reduces enviornmental pollution by creating a wind park on desert land for power generation Reduces reliance on exhaustible fossil fuel based power sources by renewable wind power energy, for the benefit of Northwest China
Social Benefits:	Creates substantial employment opportunities, both during construction and throughout the operation period Assists in the development of disadvantaged ethnic groups living in one of the poorest regions of China Contributes to the sustainable development of Northwest China's power generation and alleviates power shortage through selling electricity to the local grid Improves communal infrastructural development by constructing a road accessible to local residents
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Afforestation and Reforestation on Degraded Lands in Northwest Sichuan, China

This is the world's first United Nations (UN) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) -recognised afforestation and reforestation carbon credit project (CDM-AR) simultaneously developed according to the best local, national and international standards for "climate, community and biodiversity" (CCB). By integrating CCB standards with CDM protocol, this project pioneers both in China's forest management and in the CDM domain.

The project has been accredited the highest level 'Gold Level', CCB Standards First Edition, by the CCB Alliance in September 2010. Gold status is awarded to projects that satisfy one of the optional criteria by providing exceptional benefits including explicit design for adaptation to climate change, benefits for globally poorer communities, or conservation of biodiversity at sites of global conservation significance.

It is a unique project jointly developed by Chinese government authorities and international and national NGOs conservation organizations, state owned enterprise, global multinational corporations MNC and scientific / academic institutions in China.

The Project also contributes to post-earthquake (May 2008) re-development of impoverished regions of Northwest Sichuan, where many ethnic minorities live.

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Project Name:	Afforestation and Reforestation on Degraded Lands in Northwest Sichuan, China
Project Owner:	Daduhe Forestation Bureau, Sichuan Province
Project Developer:	Shan Shui Conservation Center, Beijing
Approval and Registration	Approved by China's National Development and Reform Commission as a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Project in November 2008. Registration with CDM Executive Board (EB) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) succeeded and validated on 16 November 2009.
Project Coverage:	Total 2,251.8 hectares, spanning 5 counties (Li County, Mao County, Beichuan County, Qingchuan County and Pingwu County) in Northwest Sichuan, involving over 12,000 villagers (of which over 5,000 are ethnic minorities) living in 28 villages in 21 townships.
Project Life:	20 years (2007 to 2026), renewable twice up to 60 years.
Climate Benefits:	Restoring over 2,250 hectares of mixed-use native forests is estimated to bring about a carbon-equivalent reduction of 460,000 tonnes over the 20-year life of the project, averaging 23,000 tonnes in a year. In addition, the managed firewood supply created as part of the project will generate synergistic emissions benefits by decreasing emissions from cutting and burning of other forested areas.
Community Benefits:	Over 12,000 local farmers of 3,200 impoverished households will benefit from the project, including over 5,300 people of ethnic minorities. The income generation is especially important for the ethnic minorities in Beichuan, Li, Qingchuan and Mao Counties. The project activities will create over 1 million person-days of temporary employment from planting, weeding and tending, thinning and harvesting, etc. It will also create long-term job positions during the crediting period. Because of this Project, general income of local farmers and communities will improve, and so will the environment.
Biodiversity Benefits:	This Project is located at one of the world's 34 biodiversity hotspots --- the Mountains of Southwest China, and within the forest eco-zone of the Upper Yangtze. Many forested and reforested lands covered by this Project are close to the nature reserves where many rare and endangered wildlife species live, such as giant pandas, golden monkeys and snow leopards. Cultivated with mixed native tree species, including cypress, fir, pine and birch, these manmade forests become an effective shield to protect the natural habitat of many wildlife species in the reserves nearby. They also help to reverse environmental degradation and mitigate soil erosion, which contributes to the ecological well-being of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
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Baicheng Wind Power Project, Jilin Province, Northeast China

The Baicheng wind farm is located in the Chaganhao Tourism and Economic Development Zone in Baicheng City of Jilin Province. It involves the installation of 40 wind turbines with a total capacity of 30MW. The project is grid-connected, whereby renewable energy thus generated is sold to the Jilin Provincial Power Company to reduce its reliance on coal-fired energy common in northeast China.

By producing clean energy, the wind farm helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, the project also creates green jobs and avoids work casualties during coal production. The offsets are VERs in a CDM project registered with the UNFCCC.

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