Joint Implementation
State of Play
Francisco Arango UNFCCC Technical Workshop on
UNFCCC secretariat Joint Implementation
JI section Bonn, Germany. 13 - 14 February 2007
http://ji.unfccc.int
[email protected]
JI state of play
Track 1 – Track 2
Track 1
• The host Party verifies the emission reductions/enhancements
of removals.
• The host Party issues and transfers the ERUs.
Track 2
• The emission reductions/enhancement of removals are verified
following the verification procedure under the JISC.
• The host Party issues and transfers the ERUs.
 A host Party eligible for Track 1, may at any time elect the
Track 2 procedure.
JI state of play
Track 1 – Track 2
Participation requirements
1. Designated focal point
2. National guidelines and procedures
Designated focal
point
National
guidelines and
procedures

Austria

Bulgaria
Canada

Czech Republic

Denmark
Finland
France
issuance, transfer and acquisition of Germany
ERUs

TRACK

Ireland
Italy
1. Party to the Kyoto Protocol
Lithuania
Luxembourg
2. Assigned amount calculated

Netherlands
3. National registry for tracking the assigned
amount
New Zealand
Portugal
4. National system for estimating emissions/removals

Romania
5. Submission of most recent required emissions
Slovenia
Spain
inventory

Sweden
6. Accurate accounting of assigned amount
and
Switzerland
submission of information

Ukraine
United Kingdom

Eligibility requirements
1
2
JI state of play
Project
development
Project
operation
Issuance,
transfer and
acquisition
Track 2 project cycle
Preparation
and publication
of PDD
Preparation and
publication of
determination
Preparation and
publication of
monitoring report
Preparation and
publication of
determination
Issuance ERUs
by host Party
Transfer and
acquisition of
ERUs
JI state of play
Track 2 project cycle
PDD
Preparation and publication of the PDD
• Prepared by project participants
• Submitted to the secretariat by an accredited independent
entity (AIE)
• Entities accredited by the JISC
• Designated operational entities acting provisionally
• Published on the UNFCCC JI website
• Parties, stakeholders and UNFCCC accredited observers may
submit comments during 30 days
JI after COP/MOP 2
Track 2 project cycle
PDD
Preparation and publication of the PDD
• Baseline setting and monitoring in accordance with appendix B
of the JI guidelines
• Guidance agreed on by the JISC:
• Baseline: project-specific and/or multi-project emission factor
•
•
CDM methodologies: project participants are allowed but not
obliged, to use CDM approved baseline and monitoring
methodologies
Additionality: various approaches possible
• Provisions for small-scale projects agreed on by the JISC:
•
•
Small-scale definitions: same as CDM definitions for emission
reductions, revised by COP/MOP 2
Under JI, no limits to project bundling
JI state of play
Track 2 project cycle
Preparation and publication of the determination
• Determination regarding the PDD is prepared and submitted by
an AIE
• Project approvals by the Parties involved
• Participation requirements are checked (DFP, national guidelines)
• Advance payment of the fee:
• Fee for processing of verification reports
• At this stage it is calculated based on the annual average of
emission reductions/enhancements of removals
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•
•
•
First 15.000 t CO2 equ.  0.10 USD / t
Over 15.000 t CO2 equ.  0.20 USD / t
Max. fee: 350.000 USD
Fee over 30.000 USD reimbursable
JI state of play
Track 2 project cycle
Preparation and publication of the determination
• Determination is published on the UNFCCC JI website
• Parties involved and individual JISC members can request a
review by the JISC
• Appraisal procedures assist JISC members:
• Two JISC members/alternates prepare an appraisal
• Two experts prepare an input to the appraisal
• A review is considered if a Party involved or three members of the
JISC request a review
• Determination is final after 45 days if no review is requested
JI state of play
Track 2 project cycle
Preparation and publication of the monitoring
report
• Prepared by project participants in accordance with the
monitoring plan determined by the AIE
• Submitted to the secretariat by an AIE
• Published on the UNFCCC JI website
JI state of play
Track 2 project cycle
Preparation and publication of the determination
• Determination regarding emission reductions or enhancements of
removals (verification) is prepared and submitted by an AIE
• Fee for processing of verification reports
• Published on the UNFCCC JI website
• Parties involved and individual JISC members can request a
review by the JISC
• Appraisal by two JISC members/alternate
• A review is considered if a Party involved or three members of the
JISC request a review
• Determination is final after 15 days if no review is requested
JI state of play
Current status
Public availability of documents
• 37 PDDs submitted for comments
• Emission reductions 2008 - 2012: ~ 80 million tonnes CO2 equ.
• Various technologies:
• Renewable energy (biomass, wind, hydro)
• Methane avoidance (gas distribution)
• Energy efficiency (manufacturing industries, district heating)
• Host Parties:
• Bulgaria (3 projects)
• Poland (3)
• Estonia (3)
• Romania (2)
• Hungary (1)
• Russian Federation (18)
• Lithuania (3)
• Ukraine (4)
• First determination made publicly available on 10 February
JI state of play
Further information
http://ji.unfccc.int/