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Market Initiated Ratings

The Market Initiated Rating Initiative (MIRI) aim is to use carbon project ratings as a core tool for providing both project and market insights on the delivery performance risks associated within the different project types. MIRI enables carbon market participants to benefit from the ratings insights gained through CRA’s rigorous ratings process and the output that is being generated.

CRA as part of its MIRI process has carefully selected a representative portfolio of over 100 emission reduction projects from the Kyoto Protocol’s flexible mechanisms and the voluntary carbon market, covering individual projects, PoAs, and bundled projects. The portfolio is continuously updated as the market is entering into new sectors and as such the MIRI user draws on and benefits from the extensive knowledge gained from this rating experience.

 

As a user of MIRI you are provided with valuable insights into current issues related to specific projects and sectors. Equally you will gain access to, new and complex areas and sectors that are of particular interest to MIRI users. Some of the new areas that MIRI is addressing are issues such as forestry, energy efficiency in buildings, pCDM, Africa, etc.

MIRI will help carbon investors, buyers and intermediaries by:

• Enhancing their comprehension of regulatory framework risks associated with regards to specific projects and sectors;
• Improving their understanding of risk and performance associated with regards to specific projects and sectors;
• Providing and accelerating due-diligence on deal flow;

MIRI membership benefits include:

Exclusive access to MIRI portfolio and its detailed ratings rationales of the specific projects included in the portfolio representing carbon projects which cover a broad range of geographies and technologies, including CDM, JI, voluntary and gold standard projects. Exclusive access to sector specific briefing notes, called rating insights. Rating insights provide the MIRI subscriber detailed information on the performance, risks, history and opportunities in the carbon market as an offset provider for the sector covered in the rating insight.

As part of the ongoing MIRI assessment MIRI users have the right to nominate projects to be included into the MIRI portfolio and consequently put up for rating by analyst of the MIRI team and the CRA rating committee.

 

For further information on Market Initiated Ratings please contact us on info@carbonratingsagency.com.