In 2009, 29.7 million tonnes of free CO2 emission rights were granted to the group: 25.6 million tonnes for Spain, 2.7 for Portugal, and 1.4 for Ireland.
Facilities in Spain used 28.74 million tonnes of emission rights (of which 1.07 were carbon credits relating to CDM projects), while those in Portugal consumed 2,835 million tonnes and those in Ireland 0.554 million tonnes of emissions rights.
Following the creation of Endesa Carbono, the company dedicated to identifying clean development mechanism (CDM) projects, Endesa has raised its international profile in this area, becoming the leading utility and one of the five most active companies in this field with 6% of the total credits granted by the United Nations.
In 2009, Endesa's CDM/JI portfolio amounted to 83.6 million Certified Emissions Reductions (CER)/Emission Reduction Units (ERU), 77.2 million of which correspond to Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreements (ERPA), and 6.37 million to letters of intent.
In 2009, 10 new CDM/JI projects were registered. Endesa's CDM/JI projects generated 13 million CERs/ERUs during 2009, which, added to those issued in previous years, take the total to 20.6 million CERs/ERUs.
At the end of 2009, Endesa had a portfolio of 52 CDM projects, which represent a reduction of more than 82 million tonnes of CO2. It is also involved in seven different carbon funds.
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