The National CDM Authority

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The National CDM Authority

• Climate Change Division
• Ministry of Environment and Forests

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Facilitating CDM Implementation

• Designated National Authority
• National CDM Authority
• Inter Ministerial Committee
• Single Window clearance
• Project Concept Note (PCN)
• Project Design Document (PDD)
• Meeting generally held every month

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Project Cycle of CDM

• Project Design Formulation
• Host Country Approval
• Validation/ Registration
• Project Monitoring
• Verification/ Certification
• Issuance of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs)

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Portfolio of Host Country Approved CDM Projects
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Advantage India

• Projects Registered 84 out of 269
• Projects under validation 200
• Expected annual CERs from
• Registered Indian Project 10 million

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Type of projects

• Renewable energy (Wind, Biomass, Solar,Hydro)
• Switching to Alternate Fuels
• Energy Efficiency
• Waste Management
• Oil Gas
• Agriculture
• Carbon Sequestration in Forests

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Portfolio of Host Country Projects approved (25
Aug 2006)
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Sector-wise breakup CERs expected till 2012
from Host Country Approved projects as of 25
August 2006
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Methodologies
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Methodologies Contd
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Challenges

• CMM, CBM, MSW, Transport as CDM projects
• SME CPSUs potential un-tapped
• Afforestation and Bio-diesel offer opportunities
  for Community CDM Projects
• CDM Revenue to be considered by Financial
  Institutions. Innovative financing models needed.
• Identification of suitable buyers willing to
  share the risk

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Road Ahead

• Carbon Market Post 2012 uncertainty reduced
  significantly
• Broad methodologies applicable with wider
  application
• Encouraging Programmatic and Sectoral CDM
• More dedicated capacity building needed in Carbon
  Trading
• Conceiving major CDM projects

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