Preparatory work on JI in Bulgaria Milya Dimitrova Ministry of Environment and Water, Bulgaria UNFCCC Technical Workshop on Joint Implementation March 2006, Bonn, Germany

Content Bulgarian Policy on JI Approved Projects Planned Activities EUETS and JI JISC Key Role Challenges

Bulgarian policy on JI Kyoto Protocol Ratification National Environmental Strategy Second NAPCC, 2005 – 2008 JI Sector in MoEW (DFP for JI) National Procedures 7 Memoranda of Understanding 13 projects approved

Approved projects

Planned activities Continuing the Cooperation on JI Meeting the Eligibility Requirements Moving to JI Track 1 Procedures

Continuing the Cooperation on JI 21 Endorsed Project Ideas MoUs under negotiations – Finland, Spain, Italy, Germany, France Set aside in NAP

Meeting the eligibility AAUs Calculation National System for the estimation of anthropogenic GHG emissions National Registry Annual Inventory AAUs Supplementary Information

Moving to JI Track 1 Developing National Guidelines Developing Standardised baselines Accrediting Local Validators Developing Additionality Test

EUETS and JI EUETS limits the scope of JI –Direct Double Counting - cancel allowances from concrete installations –Indirect Double Counting - deduct allowances from electricity sector Set aside in NAP Potential for projects outside of the Scheme and non CO 2 projects

JISC Key Role Accreditation of Independent Entities Criteria for Baseline Setting and Monitoring Decisions on “Early Movers”

“Early movers” Revalidation? –PDD Format –Baseline and Monitoring Plan –Methodology –Accreditation of Independent Entities

The challenges … JISC Decisions NAP Negotiation and Approval Meeting Eligibility Requirements Moving to JI Track 1 Procedures

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