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1. Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board (CDM EB)

   see CDM EB

2. Clear Skies Act (Clear Skies Initiative)

   The Clear Skies Act of 2003 is a proposed federal law of the United States. The official title as introduced is "a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution through expansion of cap-and-trade programs, to provide an alternative regulatory classification for units subject to the cap and trade program, and for other purposes."

3. Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB Standard)

   The CCB Standard is a project design standard and offers rules and guidance for project design and development. It is intended to be applied early on during a project's design phase to ensure robust project design and local community and biodiversity benefits. It does not verify quantified carbon offsets nor does it provide a registry. The CCBS focus exclusively on land-based biosequestration and mitigation projects and require social and environmental benefits from such projects.

4. Climate Security Act (CSA)

   The America's Climate Security Act of 2007 was a global warming bill that was considered by the United States Senate to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted in the United States.

5. Commitment Period Reserve

   In order to address the concern that Parties could "oversell" units, and subsequently be unable to meet their own emissions targets, each Party is required to maintain a reserve of ERUs, CERs, AAUs and/or RMUs in its national registry. This reserve, known as the "commitment period reserve", should not drop below 90 per cent of the Party's assigned amount or 100 per cent of five times its most recently reviewed inventory, whichever is lowest.

6. Compliance Committee

   The Compliance Committee is the body charged with ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol.

7. Conference of the Parties (COP)

   The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Its role is to oversee and review the implementation of the Convention at annual meetings and to negotiate new commitments.

8. Corrective Action Request (CAR)

   A Corrective Action Request (CAR) is a request raised by the DOE during validation when there has been a mistake, the CDM requirements have not been met or there is a risk the emissions cannot be monitored or calculated.

9. Countries with economies in transition (EIT)

   Those Central and East European countries and former republics of Soviet Union that are in transition to a market economy

10. CPRS

    see Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

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