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Launch of CDM Rulebook - 28 March 2008

Baker & McKenzie is pleased to announce the official launch the CDM Rulebook website. Located at www.cdmrulebook.org, the site is a comprehensive online database for the rules surrounding the CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) under the Kyoto Protocol.

Over the last 18 months, Baker & McKenzie's Global Climate Change Team has developed a publicly accessible and free online commentary to categorise, extract and explain the CDM rules in a logically-sequenced and user-friendly format. The CDM Rulebook fills a significant gap in public resources available on the CDM. Until now, there has not been a logically-sequenced information source available to assist market players and stakeholders (who are often first-time market participants from developing countries, with English as their second language).

Material on the site has been categorised by the stages of the CDM project cycle (for large-scale projects, small-scale projects, forestry projects and so-called 'programmatic CDM' activities), by the bodies involved in the CDM process, and through an A-Z index. A powerful search engine allows users to easily reach important content. Users are also able to access Frequently Asked Questions, and submit their own question to be added as an FAQ or A-Z item or term to be defined.

The site was funded by eight donor organisations including: the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Swedish Energy Agency, the New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Development Program and the UNEP Risoe Center.

We hope you find the website useful. If you have any questions or wish to provide feedback on the site please email the site editors:

Paul Curnow, Partner
+612 8922 5173
paul.curnow@bakernet.com

Louisa Fitz-Gerald, Associate
+612 8922 5296
louisa.fitz-gerald@bakernet.com

Click here to visit the CDM Rulebook

Regards

Baker & McKenzie's Global Climate Change Team