Agenda item 4.1(b)
Paragraph 25 and 26 of the annotated agenda, Annex 1 to the
MP 66 meeting
ACM00XX: Construction of a new natural gas
power plant
CDM EB 83
Bonn, Germany, 13 to 17 April 2015
UNFCCC Secretariat
SDM programme
Procedural background
 The Board agreed to the methodological products for further work as
contained in the tables 1 to 4 in annex 8 to the EB 78 report
 The Methodologies Panel (MP), at its 64th meeting, agreed on the
draft consolidated methodology “ACM00XX: Construction of a new
natural gas power plant” based on the revision of
 “AM0029: Baseline Methodology for Grid Connected Electricity
Generation Plants using Natural Gas” and
 “AM0087: Construction of a new natural gas power plant
supplying electricity to the grid or a single consumer”
 Launched a call for public inputs from 2 to 17 September 2014. No
inputs were submitted.
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Procedural background
 The Executive Board at its eighty-first meeting requested the Meth
Panel to include the provisions in the methodology to determine the
upstream fugitive emissions in the baseline for the situations where
the electricity is supplied by the project plant to the grid
 The MP at its sixty-sixth meeting revised the proposed consolidated
methodology in EB 81, taking into consideration the request from
the Executive Board.
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Purpose
The specific mandate from EB 78 is to simplify and improve the
consistency by: (a) aligning the baseline scenarios, clarifying
identification of baseline alternative;
(b) including estimation of leakage emissions on account of CO2 from
gas reservoirs;
(c) reviewing conditions related to positive leakage emissions;
(d) providing a reference to the upstream emission tool;
(e) analysing provisions that are contradictory to grid tool at renewal
of crediting period (build margin emission factor).
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Key Issue
Determination of leakage
 Current versions of AM0029 and AM0087 require to deduct leakage by
emissions that would have occurred in a baseline.
Thus, if baseline is electricity generated by the power grid leakage
needs to be discounted by the amount of emissions that would have
occurred during production and processing of the fossil fuels that have
been used in the grid connected power plants over the monitoring
period.
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Key issue and Proposed Solution
Issue with the current approach
 To calculate upstream emissions for the power grid detailed information is
needed ,when such information is not available few projects deviated from
the procedure
Proposed solution
 The emissions occurring from fossil fuels in the baseline is optional
 Where emissions occurring from fossil fuels in the baseline are included,
following guidance is applied:
 If data are available:
• 𝐿𝐸𝐵𝐿,𝑢𝑝𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 is based on the baseline EF
 If data are not available:
• 𝐿𝐸𝐵𝐿,𝑢𝑝𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 is based on the baseline scenario (technology and fuel)
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Impacts
The revision of the methodology, if approved, will align the baseline
scenarios, clarify identification of baseline alternative, improve its
consistency with other standards and streamline it.
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Subsequent work and timelines
The methodology is recommended by the Methodologies Panel for
consideration by the Board at its eighty-third meeting. No further work
is envisaged.
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Recommendations to the Board
The Methodologies Panel recommends that the Board adopt this final
draft methodology, to be made effective at the time of the Board’s
approval.
The Board may wish to consider the recommendation to withdraw the
approved methodologies “AM0029: Baseline Methodology for Grid
Connected Electricity Generation Plants using Natural Gas” and
“AM0087: Construction of a new natural gas power plant supplying
electricity to the grid or a single consumer” as these methodologies
have been fully incorporated into the new consolidated methodology
“ACM00XX: Construction of a new natural gas power plant”.
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Agenda item 4.1(b)
Paragraph 28 (a) (c) and (g) of the annotated agenda, Annex 2,
3, 5 and 9 to the MP 66 report
Revision of “AM0031: Bus rapid transit projects”;
“AM0101: High speed passenger rail systems”;
“ACM0016: Mass rapid transit projects”
CDM EB 83
Bonn, Germany, 13 to 17 April 2015
UNFCCC Secretariat
SDM programme
Procedural background
• Revisions were initiated in response to EB 75
mandate:
1. To improve current approach of demonstrating
additionality by not using CER revenues and
to explore other possible means of demonstrating
additionality;
2. To ensure consistency of AM0031 and ACM0016
with recently approved tool “Baseline emissions
for modal shift measures in urban passenger
transport”;
3. To include guidance on renewal of the crediting
period.
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Paragraph 28 (a) (c) and (g) of the annotated agenda, Annex 2, 3, 5 and 9 to the MP 66 report
Key issues and proposed solutions
• After assessing a number of approaches in the past year
MP 66 has proposed to:
a) Retain investment analysis for projects undertaken by
commercial entities;
b) Introduce two step alternative approach (without
considering CER revenues) for MRTS projects
undertaken by public entities
1. Check if there are less than 2 existing lanes of
same MRTS category in the host city; if no i.e.
number of lanes>2 then
2. Check if MRTS emission estimates do not
surpass:
a. 30 gCO2/PKM for road based systems (for
trunk lines);
b. 0.04 kWh/PKM for electricity-based systems;
c. 0.06 kWh/PKM for high speed rail systems.
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Paragraph 28 (a) (c) and (g) of the annotated agenda, Annex 2, 3, 5 and 9 to the MP 66 report
Key issues and proposed solutions
• MP 65 had proposed a benchmark of 20
gCO2/PKM for BRTs in draft revision of AM0031
and ACM0016 opened for call for public input.
The proposed figure was based on IPCC and IEA
reports
• One public input was received indicating
a) 20 gCO2/PKM is not achievable
• Benchmark has not been achieved by any
existing BRT projects
b) Inclusion of feeder lines will have an impact
e.g. Bogota emissions increased from 25 to 40
gCO2/PKM between 2010 and 2013 due to
inclusion of feeder lines
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Paragraph 28 (a) (c) and (g) of the annotated agenda, Annex 2, 3, 5 and 9 to the MP 66 report
Key issues and proposed solutions
• MP 66 considered:
a) Public input; and
b) Data from CDM BRT projects (Monitoring
reports and PDD projections); and
c) Literature on performance of BRT projects
(detailed in Annex 03 to the MP 66 report)
• MP 66 recommended 30 gCO2/PKM for BRTs
• Lower bound (average minus SD) of emission
performance of CDM BRT projects;
• PP may limit the analysis to trunk lines;
• Guidance included on conducting the
analysis.
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Paragraph 28 (a) (c) and (g) of the annotated agenda, Annex 2, 3, 5 and 9 to the MP 66 report
Key issues and proposed solutions
• Emissions (gCO2/PKM) from PDDs or Monitoring reports of CDM
projects
• Range: 19 to 55 gCO2/PKM (average 41.2 gCO2/PKM , SD 10.4
gCO2/PKM)
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
gCO2/pkm
(public input)
gCO2/pkm
(PDD/MR)
0
5
10
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Agenda item 4.1(b)
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Impacts
The revision to this methodology will enhance its usability via
providing a simplified approach to additionality that does not rely on
CER revenues.
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Paragraph 28 (a) (c) and (g) of the annotated agenda, Annex 2, 3, 5 and 9 to the MP 66 report
Recommendations to the Board
The Meth Panel recommends that the Board adopts these revised
methodologies.
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Paragraph 28 (a) (c) and (g) of the annotated agenda, Annex 2, 3, 5 and 9 to the MP 66 report