Transcript Development and Prospects for JI

Development and
Prospects for JI
UNFCCC Side Event
November 30, 2005
Hiroshi YAMAGATA
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
JAPAN
General
- Prompt start and user friendly
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Role and function of JISC and IE
Baseline, Monitoring, and Additionality
Small-scale
Track 1 procedures
Promising Projects
For success
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JISC: What is its Responsibilities
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Accreditation of IE
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Review of standards and procedures for AIE
Review and revision of reporting guidelines
and criteria for baseline and monitoring
Elaboration of JI-PDD
Review procedures for final determination
Management plan
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AIE
Second Track
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All CDM-DOEs should be accredited automatically as IE under JI.
First Track
 Independent validation/verification by either a domestic
or UNFCCC accredited entity may be needed to support
host countries to approve the project and to issue
appropriate quantity of ERUs.
 But, Parties should provide appropriate guidance to
avoid the unnecessary workload and transaction cost by
the detailed investigation.
 Moreover, in the interest of cost savings and
comparability, it is another option to apply the ISO's
specification and guidelines (by ISO/TC207) for
validation and verification.
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Baseline and Monitoring
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Methodology general
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MA does not require the concept of “approved methodologies.”
The methodologies approved by CDM should be fully utilized
under Track 2 at a complete discretion of project participants.
Better than nothing.
New baseline and monitoring methodology should be determined
by AIE, based on the national guidelines of the host countries
and in accordance with MA.
Standard baseline
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JI allows to establish a baseline by using “a multi-project
emission factor”.
For example, emission factors for replaced power generations by
the grids is set as weighted average emissions of the generation
mix for all the JI host countries. However, it should be left to
project participants whether to use such emission factors.
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Additionality
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Keeping “additionality” requirements may be OK
 CDM additionality tool
The project should be considered as additional if the
emission scenario is different from the baseline
scenario.
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“A baseline shall be established:
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MA-CDM
In a transparent and conservative manner regarding the choice of
approaches, assumptions, methodologies, parameters, data
sources, key factors and additionality, and taking into account
uncertainty;”
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MA-JI
In a transparent manner with regard to the choice of approaches,
assumptions, methodologies, parameters, data sources and key
factors;”
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Small-scale JI
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Simplified methodologies for small-scale CDM
projects should also be valid for JI.
Should small-scale thresholds for JI projects be
established, they should be consistent, e.g. 100Kton/year, which will enable all types of projects to
be treated equally.
CDM threshold and Max Emission Reduction of SSCs
Type I
Renewable
Type II
Energy efficiency
Type III
Others
SSC threshold
Max output up to
15 MW
Reduction of
energy
consumption up
to15 GWh/yr
Direct emission
less than 15,000 tCO2/yr
max ER
18-13.5 kt-CO2/yr
12-9 kt-CO2/yr
109 kt-CO2/yr
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Track 1 procedures
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COP/MOP, in its guidance regarding JI
implementation, should expressly allow the
Parties involved to establish Track 1
procedures by themselves.
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Promising Projects
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Russia
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Capture of CH4 from gas distribution system
Fuel Switching of Coal Power Plants
New EU Member Countries
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Outside EU-ETS
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Wind Power
Biomass CHP
CMM
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Factors for Success
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Application of CDM M&P and Documents
All Rules, Procedures, and Documents
should be SET UP until COP/MOP2
Clarify the responsibilities of JISC,
Secretariat, Parties, IE, Project Participants,
and Experts
Good Communication
Transparency and Accountability
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