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Landfill Gas Recovery: The Low-hanging Fruit for Carbon Credits Trading in Developing Countries By Catherine Lee, E. Aalders, J. Bogner Overview Structured properly, landfill gas recovery projects may be viewed as low hanging fruit for the creation and sale of carbon credits while providing environmental and energy benefits to local project owners and surrounding communities. The success of landfill gas projects in the emerging global carbon credits markets will depend on the development of projects that are attractive to both investors and potential buyers of carbon credits. In addition to Kyoto regulatory requirements, there are also site-specific technical and non-technical issues that must be considered by any landfill gas project in the developing world; these include realistic projections of gas quantity and quality; suitability of the site for vertical or horizontal gas collection systems; definition of gas ownership rights and liabilities; credit enhancement possibilities for the seller of carbon credits; and the development of multi-party contractual arrangements among landfill owners, operators, gas recovery contractors, gas users, and financiers and buyers of emission reductions. In this paper, we will describe the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol and its requirements, discuss the opportunities and challenges for landfill gas recovery projects in the developing world, and suggest ways in which landfill gas projects in developing countries can minimize the perceived risks and enhance chances for investment through the sale of carbon credits. Download full abstract (2 pages - PDF file, 83K) Download full paper: Landfill Gas Recovery (13 pages - PDF file, 143K) |
