Post on 27-Mar-2015
SDM programme, UNFCCC secretariat
Wenxin Li, Programme Officer
Overview of PoA Standards
SDM JOINT COORDINATION WORKSHOP
Bonn, Germany, 24-25 March 2012
Background
• (Decision 3/CMP.6 paragraph 4) the Board to reassess its existing regulations related to PoAs to: ◦ Further clarify the application of existing rules regarding the
demonstration of additionality and the definition of eligibility criteria;
◦ Simplify the application of multiple methods and technologies;
• Standard for demonstration of additionality, development of eligibility criteria and application of multiple methodologies for programme of activities (EB65 , Annex 3)
• Standard for sampling and surveys for CDM project activities and programme of activities (EB65, Annex 2)
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Section III.A - Requirements for Additionality
• Additionality shall be demonstrated by establishing that in the absence of CDM, none of the implemented CPAs would occur.
• If a large scale methodology◦ Additionality section of the large scale methodology
• If a small scale methodology and small scale projects◦ Attachment A of Appendix B of the “Simplified modalities and
procedures for small-scale CDM project activities”
• If a small scale methodology and microscale projects◦ “Guidelines for demonstrating additionality of microscale project
activities”
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Section III.B - Requirements for Eligibility Criteria
• CME develop EC (minimum categories, verifiable)
◦ DOE assess EC (objective and comprehensive)
• CME implement a mangement system
◦ DOE assess the elements
• Update of eligibility criteria◦ Revision of methodologies after being placed on hold
◦ Amendment of PoA boundary
◦ Initiated by the Board
◦ At the renewal of crediting period
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Section III.B - Requirements for Multiple Methodologies
• Cross effects refer to the interactive effects between the technology(ies)/measures of a CPA.
◦ Demonstrate no cross effects, otherwise, request for deviation.
• One/multiple measures/technologies with one/multiple SSC methodologies
• Multiple LS methodologies or SSC+LS methodologies
◦ Allowed in the methodologies
◦ Request for clarification
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Sampling Standard - Requirements for PoAs
• Sample size calculations
◦ Required Reliability: i.e. Confidence / Precision
◦ The type of parameter of interest: proportion or mean value
◦ The expected value and variance (or standard deviation) of the
parameter
• PoAs
◦ Allows a single sampling plan covering a group of SSC CPAs
◦ More rigorous confidence/precision (i.e. 95/10).
• Validation and verification of sampling plans
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Next steps in 2012
• Annexes to the sampling standard to provide best practice examples (Q2 2012, Q3 2012)
• Assessment report on cross effects when applying multiple methodologies to PoA and possible development of guidance (Q3 2012)
• Revised large-scale methodologies to include PoA provisions (Q3 2012)
• Assessment report of stakeholder inputs and possible revision of PoA guidance (Q3 2012)
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Thank you for your attention!
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