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In November 2004, the European Union adopted legislation regulating the admission of CDM credits (CERs) into the EU’s greenhouse gas Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The legislation, known as the Linking Directive, states that CERs from large hydro projects can only be used in the ETS if the projects meet the standards of the World Commission on Dams (WCD).

Videos from "The Great Carbon Offset Swindle" luncheon on May 8, 2008 at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.

Patrick McCully explains how billions of dollars in fake credits are being generated under the Kyoto Protocol. These “hot air” credits are threatening to weaken the effectiveness of California and federal efforts to cut carbon emissions.

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Part II

Tom Athanasiou of EcoEquity, discusses how a global deal to achieve drastic emission cuts might be brokered.

Danny Kennedy, President and CXO of the solar energy start-up Sungevity, shares his insight on how California can lead the clean energy revolution.