CDM clocks up 6,000th carbon offsetting project

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Vietnamese wind farm takes UN's under-fire Clean Development Mechanism past latest milestone

A wind farm in Vietnam yesterday became the 6,000th project to be registered under the UN's carbon offset programme, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The 21MW Phuong Mai 3 project is set to supply...

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