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Canada’s Experiences & Perspectives on Joint Implementation. JI Technical Workshop, Bonn, 9-10 March 2006 Jeanne-Marie Huddleston, Canada’s CDM & JI Office. Overview of Presentation. The Role of Canada's CDM & JI Office Canadian experiences Perspectives on JI The Work of the JISC.
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Canada’s Experiences & Perspectives on Joint Implementation JI Technical Workshop, Bonn, 9-10 March 2006 Jeanne-Marie Huddleston, Canada’s CDM & JI Office
Overview of Presentation • The Role of Canada's CDM & JI Office • Canadian experiences • Perspectives on JI • The Work of the JISC
CDM & JI Office: What We Do • Canada’s CDM & JI Office was established to serve as Canada’s DNA and Focal Point and to help Canadian companies by: • Approval of voluntary participation in CDM and project approval in JI projects • Facilitating Canadian participation in CDM and JI • Strengthening relations with host countries • Facilitating development of projects
CDM & JI Office: What We Do DOMESTIC Outreach to Canadian companies to: • Inform and provide training to Canadian companies about CDM and JI; • Advise market/project opportunities; • Provide financial and technical support for project development. INTERNATIONAL Outreach and trade missions to: • Build awareness of Canadian capabilities; • Provide Capacity-building support to various markets; • MOUs to facilitate cooperation with host countries;
Canadian Experiences • With respect to JI, the Office has provided: • Financial support for Canadian company projects in Eastern Europe and Russia; • Dedicated funds to project portfolio development (PINs) in Russia • Concluded MOUs with Poland, Ukraine, Latvia; others under discussions with various E. European countries.
Canadian Perspectives on JI • Many opportunities available for undertaking JI projects • But, some challenges also: • Need to build capacity in many host countries with respect to project assessment and approval; • Later-than-anticipated establishment of JISC, contributing to uncertainty for project developers; • Shorter crediting period available for first commitment period compliance – projects need to get up and running quickly.
The Work of the JISC Challenges and Issues • Need for speedy development and elaboration of guidance and documents • e.g. PDD, criteria for baseline setting and monitoring • to remove uncertainty for project developers • Should build on lessons-learned from CDM but avoid pitfalls • Need to keep in mind that JI is not identical to CDM in terms of modalities and procedures • Dealing with a volume of already advanced projects in the pipeline
The Work of the JISC Issues • Role of JISC • Higher level of oversight for JISC (vs. EB) • more responsibility delegated to AIEs • Parties play a greater role – approving projects • Need to find appropriate balance between oversight role and providing sufficient guidance to AIEs to enable them to carry out their prescribed functions
The Work of the JISC Issues • Accreditation • Expertise can be drawn from existing CDM structure where possible • However, JI procedures should include a fast-track for entities already accredited as DOEs • Small-scale projects • JISC should define and elaborate categories for SSC projects • Procedures should be streamlined, simple and appropriate
The Work of the JISC Issues • Reviews • Need to establish clearly defined and appropriate criteria for reviews • Should be based on adherence to modalities and procedures • Depending on volume of projects, JISC may need to consider forming a sub-group to look at projects
The Work of the JISC • Treatment of “early movers” • Important to bear in mind late establishment of JISC and as a result the progress of early movers in somewhat of a policy void • Need to provide clear and early guidance to PPs • Also bear in mind that CMP.1 decided relevant parts of CDM-PDD and EB approved methodologies can be applied under JI, as appropriate • Considerations - need to redraft PDDs? Undergo a second verification exercise? Fast-tracking?
For More Information Canada’s CDM & JI Office Climate Change Division (GDCC) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 Tel: +1 (613) 944-3039 Fax: +1 (613) 944-0064 E-mail: cdm.ji@international.gc.ca Web: www.cdm-ji.ca