Joint Implementationin the Czech Republic

- building on our own experience

Climate Change Department

Tomas ChmelikPavel Zamyslicky

Climate Change DepartmentMinistry of the Environment of the Czech RepublicVršovická 65Praha 10, 100 10

Phone: +420 267 122 328Fax: +420 267 126 328E-mail: Tomas_Chmelik@env.cz

Pavel_Zamyslicky@env.cz

Contents of the Presentation

Overview of JI projects

JI approval and criteria

Planned activities

Domestic requirements for Track I

Linking directive

Future of JI?

JI projects registered so far

In total 88 projects registered (PIN)

PCF cooperation – agreement with Czech Environmental Agency on delivery of total minimal cumulated amount of 500.000 tons of CO2

equivalent for 2002-2012

• Portfolio of projects (16 small hydro, 2 centralized heating)

BTG portfolio – ERUPT tender (15 biomass boilers)

Rest of projects in various stages of implementation

JI projects registered by MoE

29

24

21

76 1

Landfill Gas Capture and EnergyUse

Small Watter Powerplants

Biomass and Biogas Use

Central or District HeatingSystems

Wind Power Plants

Reduction N2O -technologyprocess

Approval process in the Czech Republic

1. Registration of the project by MoE – PIN (LoE)

2. Registration to State Environmental Fund (SEF) – programme 2.8 (assessment)

3. Discussion in working group of MoE (suggestion for approval or refusal)

4. Ministerial approval (LoA)

Criteria

Defined relatively generally

• Priority areas (renewables, energy savings, transport…)

• Non-priority areas also possible

• Assessment takes into account environmental and economic issues

• Case-by-case basis

Room for improvement here…

Track I eligibility criteria

Moving towards…but not treated as an absolute priority at the moment (other issues…such as EU ETS)

Registries - ? Has anybody moved significantly further here?

Inventories – implementation of NIS started – some issues problematic (not enough experts)

Others should not be a major problem

Domestic requirements for Track I

Learning from problems in JI track 2

Standardization to a maximum extent possible

Validation and verification done by accredited local bodies

Additionality issues? To be considered

Simplification of procedures as much as possible

Pooling of projects needed

Potential?

Linking directive

Big problem for new member states of the EU (accession countries)

Further limits potential of JI

Reserve in NAP for indirect linking? What size? Will be approved (political risk)?

Is there a room for JI in linked regime at all?

Additionality – does it make sense for EU member state?

Suggestions for JI SC

Avoid CDM-like approach to JI

JI host countries – developed countries, elaboration of projects in extreme detail not necessary

Use maximum experience from CDM – apply baselines, procedures as much and as simply as possible – building the whole issue from scratch = whole process is delayed Czech Republic will consider to stop JI activities until JI Track I eligibility is achieved or replace JI by GIS completely

Avoid political concerns (JI being competition to CDM – both mechanisms can live together without conflicts)

How to move forward?

What is the difference between Track I and IET (Article 17 trading in the form of Green Investment Scheme – GIS)?

JI development so far – excellent example of extreme inefficiency!

Perfect is the enemy of good!

CZ plans to combine (or replace) JI and GIS (green AAU trading)

• Simplified procedures, pooling of projects, additionality treated when desired, based on agreement between buyer and seller

Lets be flexible! Not overruled by rules!

Thank you for your attention !