Motoharu YamazakiProject-based Mechanisms

UNFCCC secretariathttp://ji.unfccc.int

JI under UNFCCC

- An overview -

• COP 7 agreed on guidelines for Article 6 projects (JI guidelines) to

be adopted by COP/MOP 1 (9/CMP.1)

• Emission reductions (ERU) are achieved by one Annex I Party

through projects in another such Party

• Projects provide emission reductions, or an enhancement of

removals by sinks, that are additional to any that would otherwise

occur

JI | The basics

• Projects starting as of year 2000 are eligible as JI projects if they

meet requirements set in the JI guidelines

• No early crediting (ERUs can only be issued for a crediting period

beginning with the year 2008)

• ERUs bankable to a max of 2.5% of assigned amount

• LULUCF JI projects not limited to afforestation and reforestation

• Accredited independent entities (AIEs) to undertake third party

verification

• Two tracks depending on eligibility status (Track 1 and Track 2)

JI | The basics

JI | Eligibility requirements (1)

Track 1 (full eligibility) Track 2 (partial eligibility)

a. Party to the Kyoto Protocol

b. Assigned amount calculated

c. National system in place for estimating emissions/removals

d. National registry in place for tracking assigned amount

e. Submission of most recent required emissions inventory

f. Accurate accounting of assigned amount and submission of information

a. Party to the Kyoto Protocol

b. Assigned amount calculated

d. National registry in place for tracking assigned amount

Track 1 (“ET like”) Track 2 (“CDM like”)

Modalities National guidelines •COP/MOP decisions, incl. JI guidelines

• JISC (taking into account work/experience of CDM/EB)

Check project design against requirements

National guidelines(with option to use Track 2)

•Verification by AIE•Review by JISC (if requested)

Check performance of project

National guidelines(with option to use track 2)

•Verification by AIE•Review by JISC (if requested)

Transfer •OK if Party meets requirements

•Party eligible to use track 1 may elect to use the verification procedure under track 2. In this case, ERUs are exempted from commitment period reserve (CPR) limitations

•Only if the Party is in compliance with eligibility requirements

•These ERUs are exempt from CPR limitations

JI | Two tracks – key features

• Key role for host Party Have designated focal point for approving projects Have determined national guidelines for:

Approving projects Monitoring Verification

Shall make information on projects publicly available in accordance with appendix B of the JI guidelines

Meet participation requirements

JI | Track 1 – Role of host Party

• Key role of JISC Accredits independent enties May request review of determinations by AIEs

• Key role of accredited independent entities (AIEs) Determine that JI projects conform with JI requirements,including

that methodologies are appropriate Determine amount of emission reductions/removals by sinks

JI | Track 2 – Role of international oversight

• COP/MOP 1 Adopted JI guidelines (as a part of the Marrakesh Accords) Established the JISC and elected its members and alternates Adopted further decision (10/CMP.1) incl.

DOEs may provisionally act as AIEs Approved methodologies for CDM may be applied JISC to develop provisions for fees Collaboration with CDM EB

• Further guidance by COP/MOP regarding methodological work, resources for financing Track 2

support, etc.

• UNFCCC JI website was launched (http://ji.unfccc.int/)

JI | Since COP/MOP 1

Members Alternate members

Annex I (EITs)

Daniela Stoycheva (Bulgaria)=Chair Astrida Celmina (Latvia)

Vlad Trusca (Romania) Matej Gasperic (Slovenia)

Oleg Pluzhnikov (Russian Fed.) Evgeny Sokolov (Russian Fed.)

Annex I (Other)

Olle Björk (Sweden) Franzjosef Schafhausen (Germany)

Georg Børsting (Norway) Darren Goetze (Canada)

Maurits B. Henkemans (The Netherlands) Hiroki Kudo (Japan)

Non-Annex I

Jaime Bravo (Chile) Marcos Castro Rodriguez (Ecuador)

Fatou Ndeye Gaye (Gambia) Vincent K. S. Makonga (Dem. Rep. Of Congo)

Shailendra Kumar Joshi (India)=Vice-Chair Maosheng Duan (China)

Non-Annex I (AOSIS)

Derrick Oderson (Barbados) Yumiko Crisostomo (Marshall Islands)

JI | Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee

Mandates To be agreed by

Rules of procedure of JISC JISC 01* PDD form JISC 01* Procedure for publication of determination reports JISC 02 Procedure for review of determination JISC 03 Guidelines for users of PDD JISC 03 Standards/procedures for accreditation JISC 04 Guidance on criteria for baseline setting and monitoring JISC 04 Provisions for small-scale projects JISC 04 Provisions for fees JISC 04 PDD form for small-scale projects JISC 05

* for adoption by COP/MOP 2

JI | JISC work programme 2006 (tentative)

Annex 1 | Background information

• Kyoto Protocol implementation timeline

• Pre- commitment period milestones

Annex 2 | Crediting for JI projects

• Conversion (“issuance”) of existing units of the host Partyto emission reduction units (ERUs) based on the project

• ERUs are transferred to investing Party/entity

• ERUs may be used by Annex B Parties for compliance

• ERUs differ from CDM credits, which are newly generated units

AAU

RMU

ERU

ERU

for emission reducing projects

for LULUCF projects

Annex 3 | Verifying compliance with the targets

>=<

Emissions 2008 - 2012

Secretariat compilation and

accountingdatabase

KyotoProtocol

ComplianceCommittee

Review, adjustment, compliance processes

National systems

Annex I Partysystems

Emissionsinventories

Reportingprocess

National registries

Assigned amount info

Assigned amount

2008 - 2012