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Overview of Standardized Baselines: concept, benefits, key facts

Explore the concept, benefits, and key facts of CDM Standardized Baselines. Learn about the opportunities for simplified MRV tools at the UNFCCC event in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Discover examples and benefits of CDM SBs, enhancing transparency and reducing transaction costs. Understand the concept of baselines, identification of baseline scenarios, and key aspects of CDM Projects.

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Overview of Standardized Baselines: concept, benefits, key facts

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  1. Overview of Standardized Baselines: concept, benefits, key facts CDM Standardized Baselines: opportunities to experience simplified tools for MRV Freetown, Sierra Leone, 21-22 March 2017 Andrea Camponogara UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre of Lomé

  2. Outline • Concept of baseline • CDM standardized baseline (SB) • Examples of CDM SB • Benefits of a CDM SB

  3. Concept of baseline Emissions (e.g. tCO2/MWh) Baseline (emissions without project/measure) 1000 Emission reduction due to project/measure 500 Project scenario (emissions with project/measure) Onset of project/measure Timeline

  4. Concept of baseline

  5. CDM Standardized Baselines Identification of baseline scenario Key aspects of CDM Projects Demonstration of additionality Identifying a baseline and proving additionality are the two most resource-intensive aspects of registering a CDM project, often requiring the expertise of hired consultants. 5

  6. Underrepresented project activity types, e.g. energy generation in isolated systems, transport and agriculture • Underrepresented regions: LDCs, SIDs and Parties with 10 or fewer registered CDM project activities as of 2010 CDM Standardized Baselines 2010 - Decision 3/CMP.6 definition: “..Baseline established by a Party or a group of Parties to facilitate the calculation of emission reductions and removal and/or the determination of additionality for clean development mechanism project activities, while providing assistance for assuring environmental integrity..” Decision 3/CMP.6 priorities:

  7. CDM Standardized Baselines CDM Methodologies/ tools Standardized Baselines • Specific project boundary • Project-specific baseline to be determined • Project-specific demonstration of additionality • Sector-specific standards (regional, national, or international) • Sectoral baseline (pre-determined) • Pre-determined additionality using positive list

  8. Example of SBs Emission factor for the West African Power Pool 0.559 – 0.565 tCO2e/MWh SB APPROACH METHODOLOGY APPROACH • 9 countries sharing 1 interconnected grid • 9 national grid emission factors to calculate • 1 grid • 1 grid emission factor to calculate

  9. Example of SBs Emission factor for central grid and regional mini-grids of The Gambia 1 calculated emission factor for the central grid applicable to all projects: 0.682-0.697 tCO2e/MWh 6 independent regional mini-grids and one emission factor: 0.8 tCO2e/MWh

  10. Example of SBs Baseline woody biomass consumption for household cookstoves in Togo

  11. Benefits of CDM SBs • Reduced transaction costs for project participants • Reduced time to market for CDM projects • Increased regional distribution due to lower transaction costs and greater simplicity • Enhanced transparency: SBs are fully vetted and are available for public comment • Link with broader climate change regime • Mobilisation of result-based financial support

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