Title: First UNFCCC Workshop on the Implementation of Article 6 Projects Under the Kyoto Protocol May 26 - 27, 2004 Moscow, Russia Jane Desbarats, Program Officer, Canada
1First UNFCCC Workshop on the Implementationof
Article 6 Projects Under the Kyoto ProtocolMay
26 - 27, 2004 Moscow, RussiaJane Desbarats,
Program Officer,Canadas CDM and JI Office
2Presentation Overview
- Role of the Office and JI activities
- Project Facilitation in EITs
- Canada-Russia Joint Working Group
- Other Canadian Climate Change Initiatives
- Canadian JI Opportunities
- Specific Projects in EITs
3Role of Canadas CDM/JI Office
- Act as national focal point for CDM and JI
- Conduct domestic international outreach
- Facilitate Canadian participation
- Provide technical guidance to companies
- Conclude bilateral agreements with key countries
- Offset Project Transaction Costs (Feasibility
studies, Baseline/Monitoring Plans, PDDs,
Registration, Verification) - Approve Canadian participation
- Analytical studies and input into negotiations
4Project Facilitation in EITs
- Market studies for Russia, the Czech Republic,
Kazakhstan and Bulgaria - Market study for Poland underway
- Feasibility/baseline studies for projects in
Poland, Romania and Russia - CDM/JI capacity-building in Kazakhstan
- Outreach in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria,
Russia, Hungary and the Czech Republic
5Canada-Russia Joint Working Group
- Created 2002
- Committed to making ratification of the Kyoto
Protocol mutually beneficial for both countries - Dedicated to overcoming barriers to the
implementation of the Kyoto Protocol in Russia - Composed of officials from both governments
- Canada Foreign Affairs Canada, Environment
Canada, Natural Resources Canada - Russia MEDT, RosHydromet, MFA
- IET and JI subgroups created
6Planned Activities of JI Subgroup
- JI approval procedures (Canadian and Russian)
- Identification of key regions, sectors and
projects - Monitor links with IET/Greening Investment
- Development of multi-project baseline for natural
gas sector - Analytical work related to investment barriers
credit ownership, taxation, etc
7Other Canadian Climate Change Initiatives in EITs
- Industry Canada Sustainable Cities Initiative
- NRCAN
- -Technology Promotion Officers
- -Canadian International Initiative for Technology
- Transfer
- -Technology Early Action Measures (TEAM)
- High efficiency boilers in two pilot regions for
Russia (Komi and Tyumen) - Upgrade of gas distribution networks for Romania
8Canadian JI Capacity Building Activities
- Caspian Basin GHG Emissions Reduction Training
Program Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan - Capacity-building in Ukraine concluded April
2003 - Development of Ukrainian JI approval procedures
- Technical assistance on Ukrainian GHG inventory
- JI projects database (available online)
- Sponsored workshops in Poland, Hungary and Russia
- Contributed to Russian climate change publication
9Canadian Private Sector and JI Opportunities in
Russia
- Opportunities
- Rehabilitation of natural gas infrastructure
- Engineering services related to oil refinery
sector, oil and gas exploration, aluminium
smelters, and mining industry - Potential markets for energy efficient
buildings, small hydro, fugitive methane
emissions - Commercial presence
- Russian crude oil significant Canadian import
- Recent resurgence of Canadian investment in
Russian LNG sources
10Specific JI Projects for EITs
- Small hydro project in Poland
- 2 projects in Russia
- Projects at feasibility stage
- Projects under consideration for Ukraine, Poland
Romania and Russia -
11For more information ...
- Canadas CDM JI Office
- Climate Change and Energy Division (ESC)
- Foreign Affairs Canada
- 111 Sussex Drive
- City Hall, 2nd Floor
- Ottawa, ON K1N 1J1
- Tel (613) 944-3039
- Fax (613) 944-0064
- E-mail cdm.ji_at_dfait-maeci.gc.ca
- Web www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/cdm-ji/