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Best Practices on PoA D evelopment Dr. Oscar Coto II National CDM Workshop Belize August 2011. Topics. Best Practices in PoA development. CDM PoAs.
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Best Practices on PoA Development Dr. Oscar Coto II National CDM Workshop Belize August 2011
Topics • Best Practices in PoA development
CDM PoAs Coordinated by public or private entities implementing policies, or activities that can result on real and verifiable emissions reductions of GHG
Identifying best practices • Why doing a PoA? • Basic procedures and carbon management • Role of the program manager • Financial management • Legal management
1. Why doing a PoA? • Matching project type to PoA profile
PoA Opportunity (1):Achieving a more efficient and scalable CDM process • One time registration • Fast ? Inclusion of CPAs • Unlimited number of CPAs • Economies of scale • Shorter time tomarket?
PoA Opportunity (2):Extending the CDM to micro activities • CFLs, solar heaters, improved cookstoves, distributed generation, etc. • Carbon Flows can significantly reduce capital needs and or remove key barriers • Residential, energy efficiency, energy generation
General Assesments • CDM Complexity • Risks • Ease of Implementation • Financial attractiveness
Understand the context of the opportunity and the regulatory / policy environment
3. Role of the Program Manager (effective coordination, trust, legitimacy, risks, scales)
What makes a good coordinator? • Understanding the context • Capacity to provide value added through the PoA • Clear institutional / organizational interest on success • Capacity to integrate and manage different levels of alliances required for affiliation