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China Data to Help Clarify Eligibility for CO2 Credits

China may provide data on the power tariffs it pays for renewable energy, helping developers know whether projects are eligible for greenhouse-gas credits, the chairman of the United Nations emissions regulator said.

Renewable-energy projects can win credits if they demonstrate they need assistance to be viable, according to rules of the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism. Requests for credits under the program, where richer nations invest in emission-cutting projects in the developing world, will probably rise 54 percent this year to 1,700 applications, according to a UN presentation.