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The launch of CERs futures on Indian exchanges is breathing new life into CDM projects in India. Speculators have entered the market and are creating liquidity in CERs and, as a result, more carbon-financing options, finds Catherine Lacoursiere

The Indian carbon credit dilemna is well known to international buyers of certified emission reduction credits (CERs). India generates more than one third of clean development mechanism (CDM) projects and CERs, yet Indian CERs can be hard to come by. The large Indian firms that generate the majority of CERs are notorious hoarders and tough price negotiators.

Further contributing to a shrinking pool

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