Carbon Offsets Daily

, the World Bank on Monday put a on a first-of-a-kind bond that is linked to approved carbon offsets. Bond payments will be contingent upon Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) - credits issued under the UN's (CDM) which was established under the Kyoto Protocol. The CDM gives the industrialized nations the opportunity to meet their emission targets at a lower cost by undertaking investments in clean technologies in developing countries. Daiwa SMBC said  "Investors in this bond will be able to indirectly participate in the market for greenhouse gas emission reductions and support demand for CERs generated from a specific UNFCCC-registered clean energy project".