+ Agenda

Presentations

DAY 1

Session 1 - CDM, State of play

1) Status of the negotiations on the CDM reform, World Bank, . Suphachol Suphachalasai

2)CDM’s contribution to global climate action and secretariat’s initiative for increasing demand for CERs and initiatives from countries to support CDM, UNFCCC secretariat, Fatima-Zahra Taibi

3) Overview of finance opportunities for CDM, including initiatives of multilateral banks/agencies, CDM loan scheme and the Green Climate Fund, ADB, Virender Kumar Duggal

Session 2 - CDM, a tool for sustainable development

1) Reporting on SD co-benefits using the new SD tool and opportunities for monitoring to enhance the profile of CDM projects and CER prices: what the buyers want! , UNFCCC secretariat , Fatima-Zahra Taibi

2) SD tool experience, a PP’s perspective on identifying and monitoring SD, UPM, Guo Gaiai

3) Sharing practices and views in the monitoring of SD, DNA Philippines, Albert Magalang

4) Climate change SD co-benefits in Asia, EANET secretariat, Supat Wangwongwatana

Break out Session 3 - CDM, a tool for sustainable development

Group 1 and 2:What DNAs require from PPs regarding the SD from CDM projects/PoAs and how DNAs assess and monitor CDM contribution to SD? Discussion and conclusions on best practices of what is necessary to identify and monitor SD; how to monitor SD of a project throughout its lifetime.

Group 1:

Presentation by DNA Nepal, Akhanda Sharma

Group 2:

Presentation by the Review and Monitoring Office, Paweena Panichayapichet

Group 3 and 4: How to use the tool and what are the benefits? A practical example identifying SD benefits.

Group 3:

Presentation by UPM, Guo Gaiai

Group 4:

Presentation by Sindicatum, Jay Mariyappan

Session 4 - Enhancement of participation of local stakeholders, key to success of CDM projects

1) Current consultation process rules and procedures under the CDM, UNFCCC secretariat, Fatima-Zahra Taibi

2) Improving stakeholder consultation process: a PP perspective, Energy and Environment Consultancy Joint Stock Company, Nguyen Quang Phuong

3) Improving stakeholder consultation process: a NGO perspective, Winrock International, Nepal RESPO, Binod Shreshtha

4) DNA experience and views on the implementation of local consultations, DNA Cambodia, Uy Kamal

Session 5 - Updates on the regulatory framework with relevance to DNAs and applications beyond the CDM

1) Current requirements under the CDM rules and procedures for issuing LoAs; and the process for dealing with letters from DNAs that withdraw approval/authorization for project participants/project activities or PoAs, UNFCCC secretariat, Rocío Correia

3) LDC PoA case study, AEPC, Nepal, Raju Laudari

4) Submission and post submission steps of standardized baselines, IGES, Akiko Fukui

5) A DNA experience of submitting a standardized baseline, DNA Armenia, Rubina Stepanyan

DAY 2

Session 6 - LoA approval process, PoAs and Standardized Baselines—Hands on!

Group 1. Best practice for the LoA approval process. What DNAs need to check for different kinds of CDM projects, PoAs and multi-country PoAs? Setting up standard LoA content based on different types of CDM PAs/PoAs.

Presentation by DNA Viet Nam, Hoang Manh Hoa

Presentation by DNA Bangladesh, Alamgir Monsurul Alam

Group 2. This is dedicated session on standardized baselines, to follow up with already submitted and new submissions of standardized baselines, or for those who are interested in developing a standardized baseline.

Presentation by DNA Cambodia, Uy Kamal

Group 3 and 4. These are dedicated sessions for the participants to enhance their knowledge, get the latest updates and sharing experience on one PoA issues.

A PP experience: challenges faced developing PoAs and how they were overcome.

Presentation by AEPC, Raju Laudari

Presentation by ADB, Hemant Nandanpawar

DOE: Overview of the PoA concept and main requirements for validation, registration, monitoring, verification and issuance of CERs.

Presentation by Tüv Rheinland, Nick Stantzos

Session 7 - Potential of the CDM in harnessing climate change action

1) CDM as a MRV and result- based finance tool, World Bank, Suphachol Suphachalasai

2) Synergetic working of CDM with NAMAs and Green Bonds, Carbon Partners Asiatica, Junji Hatano

3) Using carbon credits for financing low carbon development, Innovative Low Carbon Centre, Hunan Province, PRC, Zhang Fan

Session 8 - Emerging market mechanisms: FVA and NMM

1) Status of negotiations on market approaches and landscape of market mechanisms beyond 2015; and how the new market mechanisms can be a catalyst for enhancing ambition, World Bank, Suphachol Suphachalasai

2) Promoting market mechanism through the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), IGES, Akiko Fukui

3) Current status of the JCM in Indonesia, JCM Secretariat, Indonesia, Aryanie Amellina

4) Possible configurations of a global market using existing mechanisms, Sindicatum, Jay Mariyappan

Session 9 - Emission Trading Schemes in Asia

1) China pilot ETS, ADB, Lingshui Mo

2) Domestic ETS in Korea, Chung-Ang University , Republic of Korea, Jeong-in Kim

3) Linking Renewable Energy Certificate and Energy Efficiency Certificate Schemes with Carbon Markets, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, India, Girja Shankar

DAY 3

Session 10 - Voluntary markets and NAMAs

1) Concept of relationship between NAMAs and market mechanisms, IGES, Yuqing Ariel Yu

2) Voluntary markets and NAMAs: Monetizing co-benefits and designing MRV, UN-ESCAP, Lorenzo Santucci

3) Thailand voluntary emission reduction (T-VER), Review and Monitoring Office, TGO, Bongkoch Kittisompun

4) Voluntary carbon standard (VCS): A project developer’s perspective, South Pole Carbon Asset Management, Ingo Puhl

Session 11- Prospects and Challenges for Carbon Market Linkage

1) Strategic steps and approaches for linking emission trading schemes in Asia and the Pacific - ADB, Lingshui Mo

2) Economic assessment on integrated carbon markets in Asia, Tsinghua University, PRC, Teng Fei

3) Development of carbon trading schemes in Indonesia and its linkage, JCM Secretariat, Indonesia, Aryanie Amellina

Session 12 - Future Carbon Market Expectations

Description: This was an interactive session where the participants were divided in groups. Each group was tasked to discuss topics mentioned below under the guidance of a group moderator. The participants have reviewed trends in the future carbon markets and have shared their expectations. At the end of such discussions, the session moderator convened a joint session wherein all group moderators reported back views and suggestions from their respective groups. This exercise brought out some key messages which can be taken up by the involved stakeholders.

Wrap up Session 13 - What has been done and how we can move forward for market mechanism in Asia and the Pacific

1) Reviewing outcomes; requirements for next actions; overview of activities by countries by IGES, IGES, Akiko Fukui

2) Perspectives of project participants, governments, supporting agencies, ACC Limited, K.N. Rao