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Joint Implementation in the Czech Republic - building on our own experience

Joint Implementation in the Czech Republic - building on our own experience Climate Change Department Tomas Chmelik Pavel Zamyslicky. Climate Change Department Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic Vršovická 65 Praha 10, 100 10. Phone: +420 267 122 328

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Joint Implementation in the Czech Republic - building on our own experience

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  1. Joint Implementation in the Czech Republic - building on our own experience Climate Change Department Tomas Chmelik Pavel Zamyslicky Climate Change Department Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic Vršovická 65 Praha 10, 100 10 Phone: +420 267 122 328 Fax: +420 267 126 328 E-mail: Tomas_Chmelik@env.cz Pavel_Zamyslicky@env.cz

  2. Contents of the Presentation • Overview of JI projects • JI approval and criteria • Planned activities • Domestic requirements for Track I • Linking directive • Future of JI?

  3. JI projects registered so far • In total 88 projects registered (PIN) • PCF cooperation – agreement with Czech Environmental Agency on delivery of total minimal cumulated amount of 500.000 tons of CO2 equivalent for 2002-2012 • Portfolio of projects (16 small hydro, 2 centralized heating) • BTG portfolio – ERUPT tender (15 biomass boilers) • Rest of projects in various stages of implementation

  4. JI projects registered by MoE

  5. Approval process in the Czech Republic • Registration of the project by MoE – PIN (LoE) • Registration to State Environmental Fund (SEF) – programme 2.8 (assessment) • Discussion in working group of MoE (suggestion for approval or refusal) • Ministerial approval (LoA)

  6. Criteria • Defined relatively generally • Priority areas (renewables, energy savings, transport…) • Non-priority areas also possible • Assessment takes into account environmental and economic issues • Case-by-case basis • Room for improvement here…

  7. Track I eligibility criteria • Moving towards…but not treated as an absolute priority at the moment (other issues…such as EU ETS) • Registries - ? Has anybody moved significantly further here? • Inventories – implementation of NIS started – some issues problematic (not enough experts) • Others should not be a major problem

  8. Domestic requirements for Track I • Learning from problems in JI track 2 • Standardization to a maximum extent possible • Validation and verification done by accredited local bodies • Additionality issues? To be considered • Simplification of procedures as much as possible • Pooling of projects needed • Potential?

  9. Linking directive • Big problem for new member states of the EU (accession countries) • Further limits potential of JI • Reserve in NAP for indirect linking? What size? Will be approved (political risk)? • Is there a room for JI in linked regime at all? • Additionality – does it make sense for EU member state?

  10. Suggestions for JI SC • Avoid CDM-like approach to JI • JI host countries – developed countries, elaboration of projects in extreme detail not necessary • Use maximum experience from CDM – apply baselines, procedures as much and as simply as possible – building the whole issue from scratch = whole process is delayed  Czech Republic will consider to stop JI activities until JI Track I eligibility is achieved or replace JI by GIS completely • Avoid political concerns (JI being competition to CDM – both mechanisms can live together without conflicts)

  11. How to move forward? • What is the difference between Track I and IET (Article 17 trading in the form of Green Investment Scheme – GIS)? • JI development so far – excellent example of extreme inefficiency! • Perfect is the enemy of good! • CZ plans tocombine (or replace) JI and GIS (green AAU trading) • Simplified procedures, pooling of projects, additionality treated when desired, based on agreement between buyer and seller • Lets be flexible! Not overruled by rules!

  12. Thank you for your attention !

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