Buying CERs

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a mechanism which allows for the creation of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits through the development of emission reduction projects in developing countries. CERs can be used to meet both compliance and voluntary emission reduction objectives. Using both the projects within its own extensive portfolio, and opportunities in the secondary market, EcoSecurities works with organisations in both compliance, pre-compliance and voluntary markets to supply them with high quality CERs from our portfolio.

With the rare capacity and expertise to take projects from origination all the way to market; extensive experience in developing CDM methodologies; and over ten years experience of GHG emission reduction project development, EcoSecurities has amassed one of the industry's largest portfolios of CDM projects. Our track record in developing and commercialising CERs is unparalleled, and includes the development of the first project ever to be registered with the CDM Executive Board (the NovaGerar landfill gas to energy project in Brazil in 2005) and one of the world’s first projects to be issued with CERs (the La Esperanza hydro project in Honduras in 2006). Utilising our diversified CER portfolio which includes over 400 projects in 34 countries in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Africa, EcoSecurities is able to structure CER transactions to fit any buyer’s needs, taking consideration of risk appetite, volumes, terms, technologies and geographic areas.

Our team has executed innovative transactions with both private and public sector buyers in Europe, North America and Japan, including Shell, Chubu, Marubeni, Credit Suisse, Climate Cent and the Austrian and Japanese governments. 
 		  
Primavera
Hydroelectricity project, Brazil