Transcript joint implementation mechanism in bulgaria

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
JOINT IMPLEMENTATION
MECHANISM IN BULGARIA
JI
26 May 2004
Daniela Stoycheva – National Focal Point on CC, BULGARIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Main points
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Climate Change policy and legal framework
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Institutional framework
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Current status in meeting the eligibility requirements
for JI First Track
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Procedures for JI projects approval
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JI projects under development
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Opportunities for JI projects in Bulgaria
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Future actions
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Main principles of the Bulgarian Climate
Change Policy
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Firm intention to join the international efforts for
climate change mitigation
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Placing no barriers in front of the development of
the national economy
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Desire to attract investments to support the
implementation of the national policy and measures
on climate change
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Legal framework
The Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC is a part of the
national legislation after its ratification in 2002
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/ Art. 5, § (4) of the Bulgarian Constitution /
Decision of the Council of Ministers on the adoption
of the National Action Plan on Climate Change /NAPCC 
2000/
Memoranda of Understanding with the Netherlands,
Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and the Prototype Carbon
Fund (World bank)
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Institutional framework
Ministry of Environment and Water - implementation of
the climate change policy /UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol/
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JI sector within the Ministry
Interinstitutional Commission on Climate Change /ICCC
- 2000/ - political body for the implementation of the
NAPCC. Chair person - the Deputy Minister of environment,
high level officials from 17 ministries
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Steering Committee for assessment of JI projects Chair person - the Deputy Minister of environment, 12
members from relevant ministries
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Current status in meeting the eligibility
requirements for JI First Track One (1)
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Bulgaria is a Party to the Kyoto Protocol
+
Its Assigned Amount Units have been calculated and
recorded
+ It
has
submitted
annually
a
greenhouse
gas
inventory report
-National
system for the estimation of GHG emissions
will be in place
-National
registry – will be developed in 2007
-Supplementary information on the assigned amounts
AAs will be submitted
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Procedures for JI Projects Approval (1)
1.
Project Idea Note → Letter of Endorsement
2.
Project Design Document (PDD)
(incl. Baseline study, Calculation of emission reductions,
Monitoring plan, Environmental Impact Assessment)
3.
Validation by Independent Entity – Validation report
4.
Assessment by the JI Steering Committee
→ Letter of Approval
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Procedures for JI Projects Approval (2)
5.
Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement - between the
project owner and the buyer country
6.
Implementation of the project –
verification by independent entity
7.
Transfer of verified emission reductions through the
national registry
monitoring
and
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
JI projects under development (1)
The Netherlands
(EruPT-3)
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Landfill gas extraction and utilization in Bulgaria
(2 projects);
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Reduction of greenhouse gas by gasification of three
municipalities.
(EruPT-4)
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Landfill gas extraction and utilization in Bulgaria;
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Reduction of greenhouse gas by gasification of one
municipality;
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
JI projects under development (2)
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Co-generation at industrial company;
Cogeneration at district heating companies (2
projects);
Small hydro power plant;
Wind energy;
Reduction of N20 at fertilizer plants (2 projects)
Austria
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Large hydro power plant;
Co-generation and energy efficiency at carton
production plant;
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
JI projects under development (3)
Switzerland
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Rehabilitation and modernization of the heat sources
at district heating company;
Prototype Carbon Fund
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Biomass utilization at pulp and paper plant;
Rehabilitation of 2 district heating companies.
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Opportunities for JI projects in Bulgaria
Renewable energy sources (biomass,
hydro, wind, solar and geothermal)
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Combined heat and power generation
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Fuel switch
Energy efficiency
transport)
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(industry,
Waste processing (biogas)
biogas,
residential
small
buildings,
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER
Future Policies and Actions
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Directive on EU Emission Trading Scheme
- EU accession in 2007,
communautaire
- National allocation plan
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Green investment scheme
approximation
with
the
Acquis
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FOR THE
ATTENTION
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