CDM Programmes of Activities

[Gujarat Forum CDM]

The CMP at its first session decided that a local/regional/national
policy or standard cannot be considered as a clean development
mechanism project activity, but that project activities under a
programme of activities can be registered as a single clean
development mechanism project activity provided that approved baseline
and monitoring methodologies are used that, inter alia, define the
appropriate boundary, avoid double counting and account for leakage,
ensuring that the net anthropogenic removals by sinks and emission
reductions are real, measurable and verifiable, and additional to any
that would occur in the absence of the project activity.
32nd Meeting of the CDM Executive Board
The Executive Board adopted procedures at its 32nd meeting regarding
the registration of a programme of activities as a single CDM project
activity and issuance of certified emission reductions for a programme
of activities.

Designated Operational Entities may now publish documentation related
to programmes for global stakeholder consultation during validation.
Such documentation will be made available via this webpage. As the
process of registering programme of activities evolves further
information will be made available on this section of the CDM website.

33rd Meeting of the CDM Executive Board
The Board, at its thirty-third meeting, approved the CDM Programme of
Activities Design Document form (PoA-DD), CDM Programme Activity
Design Document form (PoA-CPA-DD), Small-Scale CDM Programme of
Activities Design Document form (SSC-PoA-DD) and Small-Scale CDM
Programme Activity Design Document form (PoA-CPA-SSC-DD).

The Board clarified that the registration fee for a PoA is based on
the total expected annual emission reductions of the CPAs that will be
submitted together with the request for registration of the PoA. The
calculation of the amount to be paid and the procedures for payment
will follow mutatis mutandis the existing rules for the payment of a
registration fee (annex 35 to EB 23 Report). For each CPA which is
included subsequently, no fee is to be paid. Fees are to be paid by
the coordinating/managing entity to the secretariat.

The Board invited stakeholders to address their questions and comments
related the programme of activities to the Secretariat.