Clean Development Mechanism

Supporting the Executive Board of the clean development mechanism and capacity building for CDM

The CDM modalities and procedures shall apply to small scale CDM project activities except for its paragraphs 37 to 60.

Parties participating in the CDM shall designate a national authority for the CDM.

Participation in a CDM project activity is voluntary.

The CDM registry administrator will record the date in which each certification report for an afforestation or reforestation project activity under the CDM is received.

Clean development mechanism registry requirements

Simplified modalities and procedures for small scale clean development mechanism project activities

Simplified project design document for small scale CDM project activities

Modalities and procedures for a clean development mechanism

A single designated operational entity may perform validation as well as verification and certification for a small scale CDM project activity or bundled small scale CDM project activities.

Simplified modalities and procedures for small scale CDM project activities

Guidance relating to the clean development mechanism

The CDM modalities and procedures emphasize the need for the CDM to preserve confidential information, which may include that of private entities.

This list shall not preclude other types of small scale CDM project activities.

In the case of afforestation or reforestation project activities under the CDM for which lCERs are issued, the CDM registry administrator shall record the date at which each certification report is received.

The modalities and procedures for afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM shall apply to small scale afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM except for paragraphs 12 30.

Project participants shall include, as part of the project design document for a small scale CDM project activity or bundle of small scale CDM project activities, a monitoring plan.

Small scale CDM project activities shall follow the stages of the project cycle specified in the modalities and procedures for a clean development mechanism contained in the annex to decision 17 CP.7 (hereinafter referred as the CDM modalities and procedures).

Draft simplified modalities and procedures for small scale CDM project activities

Members and alternate members

Regional distribution and capacity building

Modalities and procedures for afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism

Project design document for afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM

All provisions of section B of the CDM modalities and procedures, contained in the annex to decision 17 CP.7, shall apply mutatis mutandis to afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM.

All provisions of section D of the CDM modalities and procedures, contained in the annex to decision 17 CP.7, shall apply mutatis mutandis to afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM.

All provisions of section E of the CDM modalities and procedures, contained in the annex to decision 17 CP.7, shall apply mutatis mutandis to afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM.

All provisions of section F of the CDM modalities and procedures, contained in the annex to decision 17 CP.7, shall apply mutatis mutandis to afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM.

Small scale afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism (CDM) shall follow the stages of the project cycle specified in the modalities and procedures for afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM contained in the annex to decision 19 CP.9 (hereinafter referred to as the modalities and procedures for afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM).

Background The COP, by its decision 17 CP.7, facilitated a prompt start for the clean development mechanism (CDM).

The Guide established the framework for promoting and implementing CDM projects and has contributed to improving the county's capacity to attract CDM investments.

Rules of procedure of the Executive Board of the clean development mechanism

Support to the CDM Executive Board has evolved into a major activity of the secretariat.

The progress includes the registration of CDM project activities, the accreditation and provisional designation of operational entities, the approval of new methodologies for baselines and monitoring, the consolidation of such methodologies, and improved access to information on the CDM through the UNFCCC CDM web site.

(The full attachment A to appendix B, referred to in paragraph 28 of the simplified modalities and procedures for small scale CDM project activities, can be found on the UNFCCC CDM web site http unfccc.int cdm)

In accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 2 5 of the CDM modalities and procedures, the Executive Board of the CDM (hereinafter referred to as the Board ) shall report on its activities to each session of the COP MOP.

The issuance of tCERs or lCERs for afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs 65 and 66 of the CDM modalities and procedures, contained in the annex to decision 17 CP.7.

The CDM registry established and maintained by the Executive Board shall be used to ensure the accurate accounting of the issuance, holding, transfer, acquisition and cancellation of tCERs and lCERs from afforestation and reforestation project activities under the CDM.

Cleaning house?

Part of the administrative costs for the CDM is recovered through fees for user specific services such as those relating to registration under the CDM.

A CDM project activity is additional if anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases by sources are reduced below those that would have occurred in the absence of the registered CDM project activity.

A CDM project activity is additional if anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases by sources are reduced below those that would have occurred in the absence of the registered CDM project activity.

Project design document for small scale afforestation and reforestation project activities under the clean development mechanism

Indicative simplified baseline and monitoring methodologies for selected small scale CDM project activity categories

Upon request, the Executive Board may, however, allow a single designated operational entity to perform all these functions within a single CDM project activity Maintain a publicly available list of all CDM project activities for which it has carried out validation, verification and certification Submit an annual activity report to the Executive Board Make information obtained from CDM project participants publicly available, as required by the Executive Board.