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Session 2: CDM Project Cycle Validation and Registration of CDM Projects
Training-Workshop to support the “Uganda Municipal Waste Compost Programme” 21 - 24 Oct 2013, Mukono Municipality, Uganda
Nashib Kafle, Associate Programme Officer
UNFCCC secretariat, Sustainable Development Mechanisms programme
Outline
• CDM Project Cycle • Project Design Document (PDD) • Baseline • Additionality • Monitoring • Validation process • Registration process
CDM Project Cycle
Step Project design National approval Validation Registration Monitoring Verification / certification Issuance of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) Who’s responsible Project Participant DNA DOE CDM EB Project Design Document (PDD) & Host Country Approval Project Design Document (PDD) Validation & Request for registration
Project Design Document (PDD)
WHAT?
• Document that describes about the project, project participants, baseline, additionality and monitoring plan. • Prepared using the standard forms available in the UNFCCC CDM website.
•
WHO?
Project participant
prepare the PDD
WHY?
• PDD is the key document required for validation, registration and stakeholder consultation.
• DNAs may also review PDD when issuing letter of approval.
Elements of Project Design Document (PDD)
• Section A: Description of project activity • Section B: Application of selected approved baseline and monitoring methodology • Section C: Duration and crediting period • Section D: Environmental impacts • Section E: Local stakeholder consultations • Section F: Approval and authorization Appendices • Contact information of project participants, information on public funding, further details on emission reduction calculations and monitoring
Key elements in PDD
PDD Stakeholders and Environmental Impact
Baseline
• Scenario that reasonably represents GHG emissions that would have occurred in the absence of the proposed project activity
GHG emissions
• Difference between the
baseline emissions
and
project emissions
(after implementation of CDM project) is the
emission reduction
achieved by the project.
• Baseline is established on a project specific basis using the approved methodology.
Emission reductions
Without CDM Project With CDM Project
Time
Additionality
• A CDM project is additional if GHG emission are reduced below those that would have occurred in the absence of the registered CDM project activity Prior consideration of CDM New Project Activities (After 2 August 2008) • PP must inform DNA and UNFCCC in writing about the commencement of project and intention to seek CDM status • Should be done within 6 months of project start date • Not necessary if PDD is published before project start date Existing Project Activities (Before 2 August 2008) • Demonstrate that CDM was seriously considered in the decision to implement the project activity • Evidence may be contracts with consultants, ERPA, submission of new methodology etc.
• Assessment of real and continuing actions
Additionality demonstration (1/2)
Large scale projects
• Demonstrated using the
Additionality tool
a) b) c) Investment analysis (e.g. simple cost, investment comparison, benchmark) Barrier analysis (e.g. barrier that prevent the implementation of project activity) Common Practice analysis
Small scale projects
• Project up to 15MW or energy saving of 60GWh/yr or methane avoidance/ destruction of less than 60ktCO2/yr • Demonstrate using the barrier (e.g. investment, technological, prevailing practice etc.) • Projects in
positive list
of technologies are
automatically additional
Solar technologies, offshore wind, wave, tidal Biomass gassification/biogas – Up to 15MW capacity Micro/pico hydro or wind or PV-wind hybrid or geothermal – Individual units up to 100kW – Individual units up to 100kW
Additionality demonstration (2/2)
•
Micro-scale project activities
• Project up to
5MW
or energy saving of
20GWh/yr
or methane destruction of less than
20ktCO2/yr Automatically additional
if Located in LDC/SIDS or special underdeveloped zone of the host country Off grid project supplying energy to households/communities Distributed energy generation (each system less than 1500kW and end users are households/communities/SMEs) Specific renewable energy technology/measures recommended by host country DNA Isolated units (no larger than 5% of small scale threshold) where the technology/measures are households/communities/SMEs
Monitoring
Objective of monitoring plan • Collecting and archiving all relevant data necessary for determining the baseline emissions, project emissions and leakage Elements of monitoring plan • Operational and management structure • Responsibilities and institutional arrangement for data monitoring. recording and archiving • Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) procedures • Uncertainty levels, methods and accuracy level of measuring instruments • Specification of the calibration frequency for measuring equipment • Sampling plan and method if sampling is used to monitor parameters
Monitoring Plan
Include all data, parameters and related information required by applied methodology • Parameters fixed ex-ante (no need to monitor) • Parameters to be monitored Data / Parameter Unit Description Source of data Value(s) applied Measurement methods and procedures Monitoring frequency QA/QC procedures Purpose of data Additional comment
Validation of CDM project activity
• Process of independent evaluation of a project activity by
Designated Operational Entity (DOE)
against the requirements of the CDM •
DOE
is either a domestic legal entity or an international organization
accredited and designated by the CDM Executive Board (EB)
• Currently there are
42 DOEs
accredited for different sectoral scopes.
• • • •
Principles for validation and verification
Independence Ethical Conduct Fair Presentation Due professional care
Key Elements of Validation
10.
Stakeholder Consultation 9.
Environmental Impacts 1. Approval LoA 2.
Participation 3. Sustainable Development 8.
Monitoring Plan
Key Elements of Validation
7.
Additionality 6. Baseline and Monitoring Methodology 4. Compliance of the PDD 5. Project Description
Validation Process
Submission of PDD to DOE Publication of PDD in UNFCCC website Desk Review of project activity Site visit and Interviews Draft of technical review Feedback and clarifications Receive responses Final Technical Review Request for registration • DOE submits the
Validation Report
(with positive validation opinion) and supporting documents through dedicated interface on the UNFCCC CDM website • Secretariat issue unique reference number for the submission and a statement of the registration fee due • No fee for project activities and PoAs hosted in LDCs • Upon receipt of payment, the secretariat schedule the commencement of the processing of the request for registration in accordance with secretariat's operation plan
Registration of CDM project activity
•
Completeness Check (CC):
Check the completeness and consistency of the documents •
Information and Reporting Check (I&RC):
Check in accordance with the I&RC Checklist for request for registration published in UNFCCC CDM website.
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Summary Note (SN):
Secretariat prepare and send the summary note to CDM EB
Automatic Registration 58 days 7 days 23 days 14 days 14 days Commencement CC finalized Summary Note preparation Period to Request for Review I&RC finalized Request for Review
by a party involved in CDM project or at least 3 EB members