Clean Development Projects
Clean Development Projects

[Making lives better around the World with sustainability and climate resilience]

Clean Development Projects Limited (CDP) is a UK based company specialising in the sustainability and development of agriculture, bioenergy, and broader industry. CDP is not a developer or financier, but design projects and provides technical advice and support. We are excited to propose our following service offerings:

AGROECOLOGY

CDP is managed by scientists including a computer scientist and an ecologist. Between them they have many years of experience in these fields and in farming and horticulture. The company focus on agriculture is the harmonising of farmer or grower with nature.

For several generations now, most of the cultivated and grazed land has been degrading. This is due to the promotion of unsustainable practices by educational institutions, government, and business. The result is land which has lost its ability to sustain plants and the animals which graze on them. CDP seeks to support farmers and growers in reversing these trends.

New data finds that 31 per cent of human-caused GHG emissions, originate from the world’s agri-food systems (The UN, 8 November 2021).

CDP offers solutions which can aid in reducing emissions and storing carbon back in the soil with natural means and more. The restoration of carbon to the soil (‘restorative agriculture’) aids not only in reducing atmospheric carbon loads but also boosts soil moisture retention.

The benefits of pesticides and fertilizers come at the cost of a range of adverse impacts on the environment and health throughout their life cycles. In light of these impacts, current and projected patterns of global pesticide and fertilizer use are not sustainable (The UNEP, Environmental and health impacts of pesticides and fertilizers and ways of minimizing them, 10 May 2021).

Chemical applications in agriculture have increased dramatically over recent decades. These preparations are damaging the soil ecosystems which are there to sustain plant growth and ending up washed into water supplies, water courses and eventually lakes and littoral zones (key fisheries). The technology and methods promoted by CDP address this situation, boosting profits and reducing negative impacts.

CDP addresses sustainability and climate resilience in all the world’s major crops. These include, but are not limited to, sugar (image above), coffee, tea, bananas, oil palm, wheat, maize, biomass (see below) and timber.

CDP’s approach and offerings are there to aid the farmer and grower in reducing costs, alleviating poverty with its impacts, and making produce more marketable in the markets of affluent lands. Hence our marketplace is the commercial grower and the wholesale buyer. (We provide pro bono support for low-income farmers and communities.)

BIOENERGY

Fuelwood and charcoal derived from wood, along with animal dung and agricultural residues, provide over half of the total energy consumed in some 60-70 developing nations(3). This fuel supplies as much as 95% of the domestic energy in these countries, as well as making a significant contribution to commercial and industrial needs (Fuelwood And Charcoal Use In Developing Countries, Timothy S. Wood and Sam Baldwin)

Bioenergy is critical to billions of households globally. It is used in cooking and heating in many forms, especially charcoal (production pictured above). Biomass production is widely considered unsustainable in many parts of the world. This is due to cultivation and/or harvesting methods, inefficient use and, the emissions from charcoal production. These elements feed into climate local and global change increasing the threat of climatic effects.

In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the production and use of woodfuel remains an important socio-economic activity with more than 70% of the population relying on woodfuel as their primary household energy source. Despite their socio-economic significance, woodfuel value chains are often viewed negatively due to their association with detrimental health and environmental impacts. (The Environmental, Socioeconomic, And Health Impacts Of Woodfuel Value Chains In Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic map, Phosiso Sola, Paolo Omar Cerutti et al.)

The collection of biomass from the local environment has been commonplace for all of man’s history. Fallen dead and cut material has been collected to fuel fires for heat in cooking and warmth as well as fending off predators. As populations has increased so has the demand for fuels. This has led in recent times to the clearance of so much growth with loss of habitat and the hitherto unknown effects of trees and other vegetation. CDP promotes the cultivation of biofuel plants within a holistic farming structure.

Charcoal kilns discharge significant amounts of particulates, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide. These emissions significantly alter the physical and chemical characteristics of the atmosphere and contribute to global warming. Furthermore, emissions during charcoal production affect human health. Employees and general community in these areas have been exposed to emissions from these kilns. However, emissions from traditional kilns can be overcome by the development of new designs to improve performance of charcoal kilns. (Air Quality Around Charcoal Making Kilns and the Potential Health Hazards, Omnya A. El-Batrawy)

It has long been recognised that charcoal production has caused negative impacts on the environment. While use of the product is good at reducing emissions within the home, the emissions within the production zones can be harmful. Emissions include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), PM10 (including carbon (C) and, nonmethane hydrocarbons)), and more. CDP provides support to producers in refining their processes and hence reducing these harmful emissions.
Bioenergy production is also possible using enhanced modern technologies. These can include the use of pyrolytic means to produce syngas for power generation and the further processing of syngases to produce liquid biofuels for transport. CDP supports businesses in the development of these technologies for use in securing domestic energy supplies.

ENERGY AND RESOURSE EFFICIENCY

Our beautiful home planet has finite resources but for generations we have been pillaging these with scant regard for the future. CDP aids in revising policy and practice in boosting efficiency in resource and energy management.

The energy sector contributes about 40 percent of global emissions of CO2. Three-quarters of those emissions come from six major economies. Although coal-fired plants account for just 40 percent of world energy production, they were responsible for more than 70 percent of energy-sector emissions in 2010. Despite improvements in some countries, the global CO2 emission factor for energy generation has hardly changed over the last 20 years. (Understanding CO2 Emissions from the Global Energy Sector, Vivien Foster and Daron Bedrosyan)

Energy as a topic includes electricity and liquid fuels used in transport. Electricity generation has developed greatly in recent years. CDP provides support in design and implementation of renewable energy generation including, but not limited to, wind, solar, biomass and, hydroelectric systems. Electric energy efficiency solution design provided by CDP include smart-grids, insulation, and energy recovery.

Global greenhouse emissions from the transportation sector totalled 8.43 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2019. Since 1990, transportation emissions have increased by almost 80 percent. (Global GHG emissions from transportation 1990-2019, Ian Tiseo)

Transport widely relies on liquid fuels. These are massively dependent on fossil fuels across the globe. CDP assists in improving the efficiency of transport networks and the provision of biofuels and waste derived synthetic fuels. Biofuels not only reduce fossil fuel use in the vehicle but also ‘upstream’ in bulk transport. The solutions offered further reduce the dependency of a nation on fuel imports, developing domestic fuels supplies in lands without sovereign petroleum resources.

The world generates 2.01 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, with at least 33 percent of that—extremely conservatively—not managed in an environmentally safe manner. Worldwide, waste generated per person per day averages 0.74 kilogram but ranges widely, from 0.11 to 4.54 kilograms. Though they only account for 16 percent of the world’s population, high-income countries generate about 34 percent, or 683 million tonnes, of the world’s waste. (The World Bank, Trends in Solid Waste Management)

The world is drowning in unrecycled waste. Waste can be managed in ways whereby resources are recovered, recycled, reused, or redeployed. These include the recovery of materials such as plastics, metals, glass and, biomass (wood, food waste etc.). CDP provides the expertise to support business and government in the better use of waste collected and extant in landfills and dumps (‘landfill mining’ and gas usage).

Email us: info@cdp-ltd.com

Clean Development Projects Limited
98 Woodcroft, Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom, CM18 6YA

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