Transcript Mr. Pavel Zamyslicky

Joint Implementation
in the Czech Republic
- building on our own experience
Climate Change Department
Tomas Chmelik
Pavel Zamyslicky
Climate Change Department
Ministry of the Environment
of the Czech Republic
Vršovická 65
Praha 10, 100 10
Phone:
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E-mail:
+420 267 122 328
+420 267 126 328
[email protected]
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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
Landfill Gas Capture and Energy
Use
7
6
1
Small Watter Powerplants
29
Biomass and Biogas Use
Central or District Heating
Systems
21
Wind Power Plants
24
Reduction N2O -technology
process
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 !