Northeastern China's Jilin Province, which is traditionally an agricultural province rich in solar, heat and wind power resources, was home to 18 clean development mechanism (CDM) projects at end of July that had helped to prevent 2.28 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, state media reported last Friday.
Worth RMB 1.2 billion ($159.07 million) in total, Jilin Province's CDM projects mostly lie in the wind power, small-scale hydropower and biomass sectors, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, quoting the deputy director of the provincial development and reform department, Jia Guanghe.
More potential CDM projects are being developed, with the province currently planning to build 12 biomass power projects that will utilize maize straw produced in its golden corn belt on the central Songliao Plain. The rich hydropower resources in the province's eastern Changbai mountain region also offer good potential resources for further CDM projects, according to the report.
As of July 13, China had approved a total of 601 CDM projects, 94 of which had been successfully registered with the United Nations (UN) and 13 of which had been issued with CER credits.
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