Japan

JQA experiences as a DOE and Current status of CDM 10 March 2005 in Malaysia CDM Department Japan Quality Assurance Organization

Ｃontents • JQA experiences as a DOE – Steps to a DOE – Validation experiences

• Current topics of CDM – Approved methodologies – Registration of project activities • Request for review

Steps to a DOE • Roles of a DOE           Role • Designation procedures – Application for a DOE – Assignment of CDM-AT(AE) – Assessment • Desk review • On-site assessment (Indicative Letter) • Witnessing WOI

– Accreditation (provisional DOE) – Designation (DOE)

D

In the case of JQA 2002/08 Application for DOE 2002/11 Assignment of CDM-AT 2003/10 On-site Assessment & Witnessing 2003/12 Issuance of Indicative Letter 2004/03 Provisional DOE 2004/12 Designated Operational Entity

Witnessing group / Sectoral Scope 1

2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11

3 4 5 6

12 8 9 13 14 15

Energy industries Energy distribution Energy demand Manufacturing industries Chemical industry Construction Transport Fugitive emissions from fules Fugitive emissions from production & consumption of halocarbons & SF6 Solvent use Mining/Mineral production Metal production Waste handling and disposal Aforestation/Reforestation Agriculture

Competence criteria for operational entities • At the management level • At the audit team level

At the management level a. b. c. d.

Assessment of resources required Contract review Training and selection of audit teams Management of the decision-making process

The level of the audit team a. b. c. d. e. f. g.

Leading the team and managing the audit process Regulatory and applicable legal requirements of the CDM Baselines and monitoring methodologies Management systems and auditing methods Applicable environmental and social impacts and aspects of CDM project activity Current technical and operational knowledge of the specific sectoral scope Sector specific technologies and their applications

JQA registration criteria for CDM assessors • ISO 14001 assessor • • • •

Personal attribute Work experiences Audit experiences Environmental laws and regulations

• 40 hrs. or more CDM training • CDM validation experiences

Validation criteria UNFCCC criteria: - Kyoto protocol

KP

- CDM Modalities and procedures

M&P

- COP/MOP and CDM-EB decisions

EB

Host Party criteria: - Sustainable development priorities - DNA approval

CDM Validation Process Develop Project Documentation

Validator Selection

EB Approval of Methodologies

Baseline & Monitoring Methodology Check

Document Review

Validation Contract Establishment

Validation Team Selection

Public Stakeholder Comment Process (30 days)

Background Investigations

Follow-up Interviews

Resolution of Corrective Action Requests

Final Validation Report and Opinion

EB Registration of project

NM

CL

CAR

Draft Validation Report

Team selection – Technical – Environmental – Legal – Host Country – Financial

Checklist for Registration •

Paragraph 37 – – – – – – –

Para. 28-30 Local stakeholder comments Environmental impacts Additionality Approved methodologies Monitoring provisions COP/MOP, EB decisions

•

Paragraph 40 – written approval of voluntary participation – publicly available the project design document – comments on the validation requirements from Parties, stakeholders – a determination as to whether the project activity should be validated – Inform project participants of its determination on the validation of the project activity – Submit to the executive board, if it determines the proposed project activity to be valid

CDM/JI experiences of JQA Project Activity

Sectoral Scope

HFC23 Decomp.

11

Korea  

K

Landfill gas capture and power generation Bio-Mass

1 13

Armenia

A

Renewable energy Energy saving

Host Country

JI 1,7,13 1

East Europe South East Asia South East Asia

3

South East Asia

Approved methodologies • Submitted methodologies : 95 • Approved methodologies : 21 • Other methodologies – Consolidated methodologies : 2 – Small scale methodologies : 15

Methodologies and Project Activities 9

60

8 50

6

40

5 30 4

3

20

2 10 1

0

0 1

3

3

4

5

7

Sectoral Scope

10

11

13

15

Project Activites

Methodologies

7

Current Registration Status • Request for registration : 8 – Registered : 2(008,028) automatically 2(001, 003) at EB18 – Review : 3(009,024,029) at EB18 – Resubmission : 1 (010) at EB18

Registration of project activities • CDM M&P paragraph 41: The registration by the executive board shall be deemed final eight weeks after the date of receipt by the executive board of the request for registration, unless a Party involved in the project activity or at least three members of the executive board request a review of the proposed CDM project activity.

Scopes against 003 project activity (a) Crediting for the destruction of HFC23 collected before the start of the crediting period (b) Plan to increase the HCFC22 production (c) Measurements of the two HFC23 flow meters (d) Effect of HCFC22 as a GHG

Response to the scope (a) The starting date of crediting period : -

Start from the collection activity, or Without the destruction of HFC23 collected

(b) The same level or lower than the past max. production of HCFC22 (c) Lower value to be applied for calculation (d) No additional leakage of HCFC22

New EB Decisions • Disclaimer in validation reports   D • Unilateral project activity U

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