Preparatory work on JI in Bulgaria

Preparatory work on JI in Bulgaria

Milya Dimitrova

Ministry of Environment and Water, Bulgaria

UNFCCC Technical Workshop on Joint Implementation9 - 10 March 2006, Bonn, Germany

Content

• Bulgarian Policy on JI

• Approved Projects

• Planned Activities

• EUETS and JI

• JISC Key Role

• Challenges

Bulgarian policy on JI

• Kyoto Protocol Ratification• National Environmental Strategy• Second NAPCC, 2005 – 2008• JI Sector in MoEW (DFP for JI)• National Procedures • 7 Memoranda of Understanding

13 projects approved

Approved projects

Project type / ERs

17%10% 9%

24%

10%30%

Energy Efficiency Renewables Biomass

Cogeneration Gasification N2O

Approved projects

Buyer / ERs

37%

14%

31%

18%

Netherlands Austria Denmark PCF

Planned activities

• Continuing the Cooperation on JI

• Meeting the Eligibility Requirements

• Moving to JI Track 1 Procedures

Continuing the Cooperation on JI

• 21 Endorsed Project Ideas

• MoUs under negotiations – Finland, Spain, Italy, Germany, France

• Set aside in NAP

Meeting the eligibility

• AAUs Calculation

• National System for the estimation of anthropogenic GHG emissions

• National Registry

• Annual Inventory

• AAUs Supplementary Information

Moving to JI Track 1

• Developing National Guidelines

• Developing Standardised baselines

• Accrediting Local Validators

• Developing Additionality Test

EUETS and JI

• EUETS limits the scope of JI

– Direct Double Counting - cancel allowances from concrete installations

– Indirect Double Counting - deduct allowances from electricity sector

• Set aside in NAP

• Potential for projects outside of the Scheme and non CO2 projects

JISC Key Role

• Accreditation of Independent Entities

• Criteria for Baseline Setting and Monitoring

• Decisions on “Early Movers”

“Early movers”

• Revalidation?

– PDD Format– Baseline and Monitoring Plan– Methodology – Accreditation of Independent Entities

The challenges …

• JISC Decisions

• NAP Negotiation and Approval

• Meeting Eligibility Requirements

• Moving to JI Track 1 Procedures

Milya DimitrovaJoint Implementation Sector

Climate Change Policy DepartmentMinistry of Environment and Water

phone: +359 2 940 61 10e-mail: milya@moew.government.bg

www.moew.government.bg