UNFCCC secretariat, Sustainable Development Mechanism

Fatima-Zahra TAIBI, Programme Officer

Regional Distribution

SEVENTH CDM JOINT COORDINATION WORKSHOP

Bonn, Germany, 12 - 13 March 2011

Outline of the presentation

Current situation

Mandates from CMP

Decision of CMP regarding the operationalization of the Loan scheme

Work planned to be undertaken by EB in 2011

Registered project activities by scaleTotal: 2892

Annual Average

CERs*

Expected CERs until

end of 2012**

CDM project pipeline: > 5600 of which: N/A > 2,700,000,000

--- 2892 are registered 451,165,365 > 1,960,000,000

--- 53 are requesting registration 4,592,137 > 0

*Assumption: All activities deliver simultaneously their expected annual average emission reductions

**Assumption: No renewal of crediting periods

Scale Registered Projects

Large 1641

Small 1251

Current situation

Registered project activities by host partyTotal: 2,895

Expected average annual CERs from registered projects by host party

Total: 452,040,927

Current situation

Registered projects by regionTotal: 2,895

Current situation

Mandate from CMP 6

To enhance EB’s interaction with the DNA Forum

To provide support to the development and application of national grid emission

factors

To intensify the support to assist DNAs, applicant entities, and project

participants in underrepresented regions and countries

To accelerate the development of top-down baseline and monitoring

methodologies that are applicable to underrepresented project activity types and

regions

To establish of a Loan Scheme to support the development of CDM project

activities in countries with fewer than 10 PAs registered

Loan Scheme

Target: Countries with fewer than 10 PA

Origin of the money: the interest accrued on the principal of the Trust Fund of the

Clean Development Mechanism, as well as any voluntary contributions from donors

for the scheme

Use of the Loan

• To cover the costs of the development of project design documents (PDDs)

• To cover the costs of validation and the first verification for these project activities

Conditions of the loan No interest One-time fee Shall start to be repaid from the first issuance

Loan Scheme

Implementing Agency Selection criteria Roles and responsibilities

Oversight by the secretariat

Eligibility criteria for PAs: Integrity and financial viability Capacity to implement and operate of PA Use of a viable technology Have estimated emission reductions or removal enhancements of at least:

15,000 t CO2 eq annual average over the first crediting period, in countries

not classified under the United Nations as least developed countries

(LDCs) or small island developing States (SIDS); 7,500 t CO2 eq annual average over the first crediting period, in countries

classified as LDCs or SIDS

EB workplan for 2011

Establishment of a consultative mechanism to support the EB on regional

and sub-regional distribution Possible establishment of an advisory forum Assessment and, where possible, removal of barriers to the implementation

of CDM projects and PoAs in the CDM pipeline, in currently under

represented regions ; Report on the potential for CDM PA development in underrepresented

countries

Top down development of standards and standardized baselines that are

particularly applicable in geographical regions which are under represented

in the CDM Call for input and workshops to indentify priority areas Development of 5 methodologies in priority areas Development of 4 standardized baselines

EB workplan for 2011

Strengthening of the DNA capacity and skills, including through the DNA

Forum, to allow DNAs to prioritize, focus and intensify their provision of

support to assist stakeholders to capitalize on the benefits of the CDM DNA trainings and forum meetings Development and implementation of a work-plan for DNA and other

stakeholder capacity building and related skills development in

consultation with interested parties

EB workplan for 2011

Effective coordination of the work programme of the Nairobi Framework

partner agencies, including their capacity building activities to promote

and improve regional distribution of CDM projects Prepare NF annual work programme as part of coordination effort,

information sharing and bilateral collaboration focusing mainly in capacity

building Facilitate and coordinate the meetings, regional carbon forums, events

and joint projects of partner agencies Facilitate enhancement of the functionality of the CDM Bazaar and

promote the use of the website in developing countries

EB workplan for 2011

Arrangements to ensure the operationalization of the loan scheme,

communicate its availability and appropriately assist potential applicants

to access funds Selection of implementation agency and Development of internal processes to support the implementation of the

scheme

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