Energy Efficiency under the CDM – update of progress and issues Grant A. Kirkman Team Leader | CDM Methodologies The role of energy efficiency Wednesday, 12: :00 Carbon Forum America February , 2008 San Francisco, CA United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

COP/MOP EB UNFCCC secretariat SSCWGA/RWG MPAP RIT DOE superviseselects accreditssupports recommends supports approves supports recommends CDM Regulatory Bodies| the basics

CDM the largest CO2 offset system in the world –> 948 projects registered to date –49 countries –192,724,874 certified emission reductions (CERs) issued –approx. additional 3000 projects in pipeline –2.7 billion CERs expected to end of 2012 The mechanism has a legal basis in the Kyoto Protocol –Regulated by an Executive Board (EB) answerable to KP Parties –EB back-stopped by UNFCCC secretariat with support for: Registration of projects & issuance of CERs Accreditation of third-party validators Methodologies for project emission reductions, baselines & monitoring CDM | global reach, international mandate

CDM projects that entered pipeline in 2006 are expected to result in $ 25 billion in capital investment (almost double the 14 billion USD in total investment leveraged through GEF in the climate change area since it started) CDM renewable energy & energy efficiency projects registered in 2006 are expected to result in ca. $ 6 billion in capital investment (about triple the ODA support for energy policy and renewable energy projects in the same countries. Almost as much as private investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency (USD 6.5 billion in 2006) in the same countries) Condensed from the report of the CDM Executive Board to the COP/MOP 2007, page 4. CDM general overview | investment, financial flows

What is Energy Efficiency| one of many definitions! Energy efficiency involves products, systems or practices using less energy to provide the same or improved level of service in an economically efficient way as compared to a conventional approach 3 types of energy efficiency, requiring distinct approaches, technologies, regulatory frameworks and methods for evaluation Energy supply (supply side) –Improvements in the equipment or techniques used to generate electricity, either at central station plants or onsite facilities Transportation –Improvements in efficient transport technologies or systems End use (demand side) –Improvements in buildings, facilities or other stationary sources that use energy to accomplish activities in the industrial, commercial, residential and service infrastructure sectors

The potential for using energy efficiency as a strategy for climate change mitigation is large Since end use energy efficiency currently accounts for only a small fraction of projects in the CDM pipeline CDM-EB is currently exploring possibilities for creating an environment to enable the provision of qualified energy efficiency projects & programmes under CDM in particular demand side (end use) EE in the industrial, commercial, residential and services sectors There are methodological challenges for verifying reductions from energy efficiency projects and assessing the requirements for additionality…. The CDM EB | response to EE

Approved Methodologies | Energy Efficiency AM0017 EE refining industry (EE improvement of steam use at a refinery) AM0018 EE ammonia industry (EE in ammonia fertilizer plant) AM0031 EE Transport services (Expansion of the bus system in Bogota) AM0038 EE metals industry (EE in electric arc furnaces in SiMn alloy production) AM0044 EE power industry (EE improvement, boiler rehabilitation or replacement in industrial & district heating sectors) AM0056 EE power industry (EE improvement of fossil fuel-fired steam boiler (systems) by boiler replacement or rehabilitation) AM0058 EE heating services (New primary district heating system) AM0020 EE water services (Water pumping efficiency improvement) AM0046 EE Home services (Large scale replacement of incandescent lamps by compact fluorescent lamps) AM0060 EE refrigeration services (Power saving through replacement by energy efficient chillers) AM0061 EE power industry (Rehabilitation and/or energy efficiency improvement in existing power plants AM0062 EE power industry (Energy efficiency improvements of a power plant through retrofitting)

Baseline Scenario 88 small low-efficiency coal-fired boilers Old Power plant HEAT POWER Project Activity Substations New power Station Primary district heating network Secondary network New buildings i HEAT POWER Heat Only Boilers i i i i = point of measurement New primary district heating system | AM0058

Approved SSC methodologies | Energy Efficiency AMS II.C Specific technologies (Demand-side energy efficiency programmes for specific technologies) AMS II.D(Energy efficiency & fuel switching measures for industrial facilities) AMS II.EBuildings (Energy efficiency & fuel switching measures for buildings) AMS II.FAgriculture (Energy efficiency & fuel switching measures for agricultural facilities and activities) AMS III.S Transport (Introduction of low-emission vehicles to commercial vehicle fleets)

Some challenges for EE | CDM Signal to Noise Ratio - measuring energy savings and GHG reductions with adequate accuracy & precision, against independent factors that affect energy consumption that are unrelated to energy efficiency improvements (e.g., weather, energy prices, operation and maintenance practices) Free riders and leakage - equipment changes & investments that would occur without the project activity Exogenous factors - distinguish from the project activity Autonomous Energy Efficiency Improvement - that would happen in absence of the project activity System boundaries - isolate outside effects on efficiency of process/equipment Differentiation between project-related gains and BAU gains Efficiency variations due to load variations and changes in capacity of equipments Theoretical models to estimate energy saved that can not be confirmed against measurements Equipment lifetime for retrofit, replacement and new construction projects Establishing appropriate baseline scenarios that account for historical usage, changes in operation, technology degradation and naturally occurring conservation and changes in system characteristics Balancing the convenience of using ex ante measurements against increased accuracy and transaction costs associated with ex post measurement

Identify solutions for key issues, to develop guidance & or improve proposed methodologies Development of a framework for analysis of the EE programmes, covering issues of estimating reductions, monitoring, verification procedures & other issues Review the EE programmes identified out there to provide a summary of key good practices & how these practices ensure reductions in energy consumption are real An analysis of how key issues, such as free riders, gross to net adjustment, rebound effects and suppressed demand in EE programmes are addressed to ensure real reductions in energy consumption Progress to date | CDM

CDM as a EE TT enabler| initial results ca. 56% of projects both equipment and knowledge (47% of reductions)

Programme of Activities | the basics Voluntary coordinated action by a private or public entity which implements any voluntary or mandatory policy/measure or stated goal which leads to GHG emission reductions –2 levels: a program of activities (POA) & program activity (CPA) –Cross national borders (all CPAs must comply to SD) –Unlimited no. of CPAs at any time up to duration end –1 methodology, with 1 tech. or measure in the facility –28 yr. CPA duration (60 yr. for A/R) time –3 x 7 yr. or 10 yr. crediting period –CP renewal procedure apply every 7 yrs.

Programme of Activities| possible POA constellations such as improved insulation in buildings. Single technology, single location Set of measures, single location such as a set of EE measures applied to multiple boilers in the same industrial facility Single technology, many locations such as replacement of inefficient light bulbs, to many locations such as a city or suburb, where a group of efficiency measures e.g. efficient lamps,air conditioners, fans are applied to homes in the area Set of measures, many locations set of

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