Methodology Development & Improvement

Objective and current activities

(CDM Joint Workshop, 12-13 March 2011)

Lambert Schneider Team Leader Methodologies Development & Improvement

UNFCCC secretariat, SDM programme

What’s this?

CDM CDM – A Black Box?

PPs DOEs DNAs

CDM Executive Board

Panels & working groups Secretariat NGOs

Methodology Improvement: Transparency & Interaction • • • • • •

Practitioner workshops

– Transport, baseline standard, building efficiency – Next workshop: 8-10 June (tbc)

Enhanced use of public calls for input Direct communication with PPs

– Draft revised methodologies sent PPs for feedback

Methodology commenting system Liaison with industry / sector associations Questionnaires

Objective for methodology development & improvement • •

Improve existing methodologies

– Simplification: default values, neglecting minor emissions, etc – Environmental integrity – Objectivity – Applicability – Consistency – Readability and clarity

Top-down development of new methodologies

– Under-represented regions – Under-represented project types – Standardized baselines – Tools

Priority sectors

EB51 defined four priority sectors:

• Energy for households • Transport • Energy efficiency in construction • Agriculture

Overview on ongoing methodological work • Standardized baselines • Baseline standard / framework • Development of new tools and methodologies • Micro-scale additionality • New and innovative approaches for additionality • Monitoring standard • Excel tables for methodology application

48 large-scale methodologies assessed for improvement ACM0007 AM0055 AM0031 ACM0016 AM0030 AM0023 TOOL TOOL AM0025 ACM0001 AM0077 AM0018 AM0021 AM0036 AM0048 AM0059 ACM0017 Conversion from single cycle to combined cylce Waste gas recovery in refineries Mass rapid transportation systems PFC emissions from aluminium production Leaks from natural gas transportation Methane emissions from solid waste disposal Flaring Alternative waste treatment Landfill flaring Recovery of gas from oil wells Steam optimization Adipic acid production Fuel switch in biomass heat generation New cogeneration facilities Primary aluminium smelters Production of biodiesel

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New tools under development

• Anaerobic digesters • Aerobic treatment of solid waste • Upstream emissions from fossil fuels • Measuring the flow of a GHG • Emissions from transportation of freight

Ongoing small-scale and AR methodology work • •

Small-scale methodologies

– Water purification using renewable energy/zero energy – Solar water heating – Street lighting – Solar cookers – Water pumping and irrigation efficiency – Building energy efficiency – Building efficiency – Water saving devices

AR methodologies

– Extended use of tools – Simpler or shorter methodologies

Web interface for commenting on methodologies https://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/PAmethodologies/approved

Web interface for commenting on methodologies • • •

Pilot phase: launched in December 2010

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Classification of comments by secretariat

– Editorial mistakes – Further assessment by panel / working groups – REV and CLA cases

Consideration of comments

– Consideration of EB priorities – Methodology revision / editorial improvement initiated by the secretariat – Later consideration when methodology is revised anyhow

27 Comments received to date, one addressed Make use of this new system!

New procedures for methodology revision • • •

Methodology revisions can be initiated by

– Project participants – Executive Board – Panels and working groups – Secretariat

Technical complex revisions: public comments Draft methodologies sent to PPs for feedback

In Summary • • •

Ambitious work programme

– Standardized baselines – Top-down methodology development – Methodology improvement – New standards and tools

Transparency & Communication Enhanced involvement of stakeholders

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High quality, user-friendly and integer standards