For instructors who like to include a multi-media component in courses, the UNFCCC has posted a number of videos on the CDM. What I like about this site is that it includes a number of studies on individual CDM projects, helping to bring this mechanism alive to students.
From the MarketResearch.com website:
Investments In The Alternative Energy Industry Surged By 59% In 2009
Investments in the alternative energy market saw a 59% increase in deal value, reporting $678.1 billion in 2009, compared to $425.5 billion in 2008. The move towards greener sources of energy has gained momentum, driven by environmental necessity, coupled and the recovery in the economy in the last quarter of 2009. This resulted in the announcement and completion of major deals with high deal values in 2009. Further, the number of deals witnessed a marginal decrease from 3,494 deals in 2008 to 3,122 deals in 2009.
GlobalData expects that the market will improve further as industry players will begin to seek opportunities for consolidation, and many companies are looking to larger potential economies like China and India in light of the expected economic recovery boost. Going forward, the ease of financing and government grants will also uplift the alternative energy industry.
Technical Primer on Climate Change in the Philippines
This report discusses what is expected to happen in the Philippines as
climate change progresses, and what appropriate courses of action must
be taken to address its adverse effects. In the context of the
Philippines, the report addresses: (i) the direct effects of climate
change, such as sea level rise, rainfall, public health; and (ii)
responding to climate change, including adaptation, responsibility,
strategic roles.
Technical Primer on Climate Change in the Philippines, Manila
Observatory for the Congressional Commission on Science & Technology and
Engineering (COMSTE), COMSTE Conference Engineering Resilience,
Confronting Risk Beyond Adaptation, Manila, Philippines, March 2010
[1.24 MB, PDF]