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CDM Status in Pakistan

CDM Status in Pakistan. Dr. Syed Sajidin Hussain Clean Development Mechanism Cell Ministry of Environment, Government of Pakistan ssajidin2004@yahoo.com ; focalpoint@moerc.gov.pk 20 October 2005. CDM ~ Activities Status.

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CDM Status in Pakistan

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  1. CDM Status in Pakistan Dr. Syed Sajidin Hussain Clean Development Mechanism Cell Ministry of Environment, Government of Pakistan ssajidin2004@yahoo.com; focalpoint@moerc.gov.pk 20 October 2005

  2. CDM ~ Activities Status • Pakistan signed Kyoto Protocol (Jan 2005) • Ministry of Environment ~ DNA • Established CDM Cell in MOE (Aug 2005) • National CDM Strategy (Draft for approval)

  3. National CDM Authority/DNA PM Committee on Climate Change Policy Formulation and Implementation CDM Steering Committee Operational-(One Window Office) Project Proponent DNA/CDM Secretariat National and International Stakeholders Facilitation and Promotion Technical Committees

  4. CDM Secretariat Composition: • Headed by Joint Secretary (IC), MoE • CDM Cell ~ three Experts (2 in place) • Syed Sajidin Hussain (Incharge) (cdmcellpakistan@gmail.com) • Two CDM Support Experts Functions: • Private sector facilitation (project developers, project monitoring and certification, awareness/capacity building) • National focal point for the CDM program • Secretariat to the National CDM Steering Committee and CDM Technical Committees

  5. High Level Committees PM Committee on Climate Change • Policy and Review Forum • Composition • Federal Minister for Environment • Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock • Minister for Science and Technology • Minister for Water and Power • Minister of State for Environment • Deputy Chairman Planning Commission • Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad, Special Advisor to PM

  6. High Level Committees CDM Steering Committee(To meet at least quarterly) • Provide necessary policy advice and guidance to the CDM Technical Committees and CDM Secretariat • Review the implementation progress of CDM projects • Ensure inter-ministerial coordination for effective management of CDM process in Pakistan • Composition • Secretary, Ministry of Environment - Chair • Additional Secretary, Planning and Development Division • Additional Secretary, Ministry of Finance • Additional Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources • Additional Secretary, Ministry of Food and Agriculture • Additional Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology • Additional Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Additional Secretary, Ministry of Industries • Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce • Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water and Power • Director General, Board of Investment • Chairman, Alternate Energy Development Board • Managing Director, ENERCON • Additional Chief Secretaries, Provinces/AJK/Northern Areas • President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry • One Representative from NGOs

  7. CDM Technical Committees • Three technical committees (to meet on need basis) • Technical Committee on Energy Efficiency/ Renewable Energy • Technical Committee on Waste Management • Technical Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Livestock • Additional committees may be notified if needed • Functions • Promote and advise on CDM projects • Assist project sponsors in developing CDM projects

  8. Project Approval Criteria • Consistency with the national laws and sustainable development policies, strategies and plans • Environmental criteria • Social criteria • Economic criteria • Technological criteria

  9. CDM projects Priority Areas • Unilateral, bilateral and multilateral CDM projects allowed in the following areas: • Energy (renewable energy/alternate energy, energy efficiency/ energy conservation, and fossil- fuel cogeneration • Land use, Land use Change and Forestry (biodiversity protection, soil conservation, watershed maintenance, sustainable forest management, afforestation and reforestation) • Agricultural and livestock practices • Waste Management (landfills, solid waste management, recycling) • Transportation (alternative fuel vehicles, mass transit systems, cleaner engines, CNG) • Industrial processes

  10. Tax and Credit Sharing Policies • Credits to be awarded fully to the project sponsors • No income tax or duty on transfer/ sale of CDM emissions credits • Banks and other financial institutions encouraged to provide special incentives to the investors

  11. Project Approval • Project submission by the Proponent • Qualitative assessment against the National CDM Criteria • Letter of approval issued within one month

  12. Pakistan’s Potential Global CDM Market Potential: (37.8 – 264 MTCO2eq/year)

  13. Issues/Constraints Lack of Awareness/Capacity at all levels • Introductory Workshop on Carbon Finance (November 14-15, 2005) – MOE and The World Bank. • Many more workshops need to be planned to educate private sector investors in project development.

  14. THANK YOU

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