vernance system of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and in particular the role and accountability of the CDM Executive Board (EB) were called into question by a number of public and private actors. In part, the spotlight on the EB had arisen due to the increased number of CDM projects coming through the CDM pipeline, resulting in a larger number of project participants with vested interests in successful project registration, but also resulting in a larger number of projects being placed under review and in some instances rejected. At