Domestic Offsets - first experiences POLAND Brussels, 1 March 2010 Roundtable: Domestic Offsets under Article 24 (a) Izabela Zborowska, KASHUE-KOBiZE

Outline  Joint Implementation  Legal framework  Current situation  Approved projects  Track I procedure  Green Investment Scheme  Characteristics  Measures  Programmes

JI in Poland – legal framework  The Act of 17 July 2009 on the system of managing emissions of greenhouse gases and other substances  in force since September 2009  Introduces the framework for air protection in Poland  Regulates:  Joint Implementation  Clean Development Mechanism  IET and Green Investment Scheme

JI in Poland – current situation  15 approved projects – all Track 1  Emission reductions projected till 2012 – approx. 16,8 mln CO 2 eq.  Limit on the use of ERUs/CERs for compliance purpose under EU ETS was set as 10% on the level of installation  JI set aside in NAPII ( ) for approved projects cousing double counting – allowances  First ERUs issued for one project ( ERUs) in cooperation with Denmark

JI in Poland – Approved projects

JI in Poland - Project scope by expected GHGs emission reductions

PIN PDD LoE Determination Report LoA Verification Report ERPA Project developer MoE AIE/domestic entieties Opinion KOBiZE JI in Poland – Track I procedure

Green Investment Scheme (GIS) introduced by the Act of 17 July 2009 on the system of managing emissions of greenhouse gases and other substances

GIS in Poland - characteristics  National GIS Operator - Polish National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW)  organizing the selection of applications for co-financing,  supervising the implementation of programmes and projects and assesment of environmental effects achieved  monitoring of the funds spent  arranging technical assistance for potential beneficiaries.  Climate Account - revenues from AAUs trading allocated in the Climate Account in the NFOŚiGW  Consultation Council – advisory body to the MoE on GIS

GIS in Poland - measures  Revenues from trading the AAUs in the years shall be allocated for funding domestic measures such as:  programmes or projects related to environmental protection, in particular to reduction or avoidance of domestic GHGs emissions, absorption or sequestration of carbon dioxide;  actions to adapt to the climate change;  other actions related to air protection.

GIS in Poland - programmes  Part 1 – Energy management in public building In the future:  Part 2 – Energy efficiency in district heating and co- generation  Part 3 – Biomass-fired power plants  Part 4 – Agricultural Biogas plants  Part 5 - Upgrading electricity grid for connecting renewable wind energy sources

Thank you! Izabela Zborowska National Administration of the Emissions Trading Scheme (KASHUE) National Centre for Emission Management (KOBiZE) tel