UKRAINE: JI PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION Svitlana Nigorodova Ministry of Environment of Ukraine

Ukraine welcomes the initiative of further international negotiations on Climate Change to halt the increase in global emissions within the next years

The presentation reviews: Ukrainian legal basis aiming at UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol implementation Recent actions to effective and sustained implementation of the Convention in Ukraine Ukrainian JI Projects

JI PROJECTS analyzing the following elements: General information on JI Projects in Ukraine Main types of JI Projects in Ukraine Regions and Sectors of JI Projects in Ukraine

CLIMATE CHANGE & JI PROJECTS : legal basis in Ukraine 1.Law of Ukraine on ratification of the UNFCCC 2.Law of Ukraine on Kyoto protocol ratification 3.Presidential Decree on UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol implementation 4.Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine on National Action Plan to implement the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol 5.Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine on inter -Ministerial commission to implement the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol

6. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine regulating the procedures for the projects implementation 7. Order of the Ministry of Environment of Ukraine on approval of the Methodological guidelines for the JI projects preparation and implementation by the legal entities 8. Order of the Ministry of Environment of Ukraine on approving the requirements to the documents submitted to obtain support-letters for the owners of the source of anthropogenic emissions, where the JI Project to be implemented 9. Order of the Ministry of Environment of Ukraine on approving the requirements to JI Projects development

Recent developments (legislation): Draft Law of Ukraine «Regulating anthropogenic emissions and absorption of GHGs» Draft resolution of the Cabinet of Minister’s of Ukraine on coordinated actions aiming at UNFCCC and Kyoto protocol implementation Draft resolution of the Cabinet of Minister’s of Ukraine regulating the minimal value definition Draft resolution of the Cabinet of Minister’s of Ukraine on inventory system of anthropogenic emissions and absorption of GHGs Public Hearings Process

Ukraine enjoys a significant potential for essential GHG emissions reduction through Joint Implementation Mechanisms

JI ProjectsQuantity General number of the registered JI Projects81 JI transmitted to the Supervisory Committee16 Letters of Approval issued11 Letters of Support issued65 Total investments, billion, € 3,63,6 Estimated emissions reduction, mln. t CO 2 equivalent (for the period ) 90,8

Main types of JI P rojects in Ukraine №Type of Project Value, mln. € Estimated emissions reduction, mln. t CO 2 equivalent (for the period ) 1 Industrial Processes1 626, Renewable sources of energy609, Reconstruction of central heating systems459, Co-generation382, Reconstruction of thermo power-generating units167, Methane utilization on the coal mines116, Methane gathering and utilization96, Co-generation on the gas transport systems43, Utilization of the oven gas40, Methane utilization on the gas transport systems Catalytic removal of azotes18, Methane utilization from the manufacturing waters5,

Regions and Sectors of JI Projects in Ukraine Sectors: energy, industry, forestry. Potential resource for government and private enterprises in solving of interrelated financial, economic, environmental & social problems. Geography of JI Projects in Ukraine: industrially developed Eastern regions, central and southern regions.

UKRAINE: Is intended to use its reserve of national quota of GHG emissions to attract foreign investments Supports the idea of prolonging use of the Kyoto protocol mechanisms Supports the idea of longer commitment period (up to 10 years) as some projects’ cycles are longer then 5 years Considers the technology transfer mechanism to be a very effective tool and is ready to support development of the free technology transfer mechanism Is interested in implementing projects in the forestry sector