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What is the CDM Executive Board?

The CDM Executive Board (CDM EB) supervises the Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism under the authority and guidance of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP). The CDM EB is fully accountable to the COP/MOP.

The CDM EB will be the ultimate point of contact for CDM Project Participants for the registration of projects and the issuance of CERs.

Summaries of the CDM EB reports and the translations can be found on the EB Summary Reports page

Access meeting agendas, annotations, etc., by clicking on the meeting numbers highlighted in blue.

Next EB Meeting: 68	Date: 16 - 20 July 2012	Webcast

EB Meeting: 67	Date: 7 - 11 May 2012	Webcast
Show all Report Meeting report (version 01.0) (277 KB) (Published at 18:30h (Bonn time)) Conflict of Interest overview Matters related to the Board and its support structure Annex 1 - CDM Executive Board work programme 2012 (version 01.0) (195 KB) Annex 2 - Terms of reference for the Registration and Issuance Team (version 08.0) (161 KB) Annex 3 - Terms of reference of the support structure of the CDM Executive Board (version 02.0) (184 KB) Annex 4 - CDM Executive Board decision and documentation framework (version 04.0) (263 KB) Standards related to the CDM accreditation process Annex 5 - CDM accreditation standard for operational entities (version 04.0) (374 KB) Standards for CDM project activities and programme of activities Annex 6 - Best practices examples focusing on sample size and reliability calculations (version 01.0) (364 KB) Methodological standards for large-scale CDM project activities Annex 7 - AM0104 “Interconnection of electricity grids in countries with economic merit order dispatch” (version 01.0.0) (527 KB) Annex 8 - ACM0021 “Reduction of emissions from charcoal production by improved kiln design and/or abatement of methane” (version 01.0.0) (787 KB) Annex 9 - AM0030 “PFC emission reductions from anode effect mitigation at primary aluminium smelting facilities” (version 04.0.0) (307 KB) Annex 10 - AM0074 “Methodology for new grid connected power plants using permeate gas previously flared and/or vented” (version 03.0.0) (343 KB) Annex 11 - AM0103 “Renewable energy power generation in isolated grids” (version 02.0.0) (344 KB) Annex 12 - ACM0001 “Flaring or use of landfill gas” (version 13.0.0) (366 KB) Annex 13 - ACM0002 “Consolidated baseline methodology for grid-connected electricity generation from renewable sources” (version 13.0.0) (322 KB) Annex 14 - ACM0005 “Increasing the blend in cement production” (version 07.1.0) (429 KB) Annex 15 - ACM0007 “Conversion from single cycle to combined cycle power generation” (version 06.0.0) (371 KB) Methodological standards for small-scale CDM project activities Annex 16 - AMS-III.BA “Recovery and recycling of materials from E-waste” (version 01.0) (210 KB) Annex 17 - AMS-III.BB “Electrification of communities through grid extension or construction of new mini-grids” (version 01.0) (196 KB) Annex 18 - AMS-I.A “Electricity generation by the user” (version 15.0) (192 KB) Annex 19 - AMS-II.K “Installation of co-generation or tri-generation systems supplying energy to commercial buildings” (version 02.0) (243 KB) Annex 20 - AMS-III.F “Avoidance of methane emissions through composting” (version 11.0) (230 KB) Annex 21 - AMS-III.Z “Fuel Switch, process improvement and energy efficiency in brick manufacture” (version 04.0) (206 KB) Annex 22 - Information note: Default values of fraction of non renewable biomass for least developed countries and small island developing States (version 01.0) (264 KB) Methodological standards for afforestation and reforestation CDM project activities Annex 23 - Methodological tool “Estimation of carbon stocks and change in carbon stocks in dead wood and litter in A/R CDM project activities” (version 02.0.0) (519 KB) Annex 24 - Methodological tool “Demonstrating appropriateness of volume equations for estimation of aboveground tree biomass in A/R CDM project activities” (version 01.0.1) (184 KB) Procedures related to project cycle Annex 25 - Guidelines for completing the proposed new carbon capture and storage baseline and monitoring methodology form (version 01.0) (316 KB) Annex 26 - Guidelines for completing the project design document form for carbon capture and storage CDM project activities (version 01.0) (236 KB) Annex 27 - Procedures for the submission and consideration of a proposed new baseline and monitoring methodology for carbon capture and storage CDM project activities (version 01.0) (205 KB) Annex 28 - Guidelines for completing the programme design document form for CDM project programmes of activities (version 02.0) (214 KB) Annex 29 - Guidelines for completing the programme design document form for afforestation and reforestation CDM programmes of activities (version 02.0) (214 KB) Annex 30 - Guidelines for completing the programme design document form for small-scale CDM programmes of activities (version 02.0) (211 KB) Annex 31 - Guidelines for completing the programme design document form for small-scale afforestation and reforestation CDM programmes of activities (version 02.0) (213 KB) Annex 32 - Terms of reference for the consultation with designated operational entities on insurability and other approaches to risk under the draft procedure for addressing significant deficiencies in past validation, verification and certification reports (version 01.0) (154 KB) Other matters Annex 33 - Provisional agenda for the sixty-eighth meeting of the CDM Executive Board (version 01.0) (136 KB)

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The CDM Executive Board

+ The role of the CDM EB

The Parties have given the CDM Executive Board a number of specific tasks and powers.

The role of the CDM EB is to:

Develop procedures for the CDM;
Approve new methodologies;
Accredit Designated Operations Entities (DOEs);
Register projects (in accordance with specific procedures);
Issue Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits earned through CDM projects in accordance with specific procedures;
Make publicly available information on proposed CDM projects in need of funding and investors seeking opportunities;
Maintain a public database of CDM project activities containing information on registered project design documents, comments received, verification reports, CDM Executive Board decisions and information on all CERs issued;
Develop and maintain the CDM registry.

The Executive Board comprises of 10 members and 10 alternate members from Parties to the Kyoto Protocol as follows:

	Member	Alternate
5 UN regional groups (1 from each)	5	5
Annex I Parties	2	2
Non-Annex I Parties	2	2
Small island developing States	1	1
Total	10	10

The Executive Board may establish committees, panels or working groups to assist it in the performance of its functions. The Executive Board shall draw on the expertise necessary to perform its functions, including from the UNFCCC roster of experts. Just as in the composition of the EB itself, regional balance shall be considered in the composition of panels in accordance with rule 32 of the Rules of procedure of the Executive Board of the CDM.

At its thirty-seventh meeting, the Executive Board approved the General Guidelines for panels/working groups (143 KB).

+ The CDM EB members

Composition of the CDM Executive Board for 2012 (until the first meeting of the Board in 2013)

The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol at its seventh session has elected new members and alternate members for the Board. The term of service of the incoming members/alternate members will start at the first meeting of the Board in 2012.

Maosheng Duan of China and Martin Hession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will serve as Chair and Vice-Chair of the CDM Executive Board, respectively, until the first meeting of the Board in 2013.

Mr. Duan, who joined the Board in 2010 and served as its Vice-Chair in 2011, is a Professor at the Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University.

Mr. Hession, who has served on the Board since 2007 and served as Chair in 2011, is an official at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, United Kingdom.

Members	Alternates
Mr. Martin Cames ^b	Ms. Pauline Kennedy ^b
Mr. Maosheng Duan (Chair)^b	Ms. June Hughes ^b,¹
Ms. Diana Harutyunyan ^b	Ms. Natalie Kushko ^b
Mr. Martin Hession (Vice-Chair)^a	Mr. Thomas Bernheim ^a
Mr. Antonio Huerta-Goldman ^a	Mr. Eduardo Calvo ^a
Mr. Victor Kabengele ^a	Ms. Fatou Gaye ^a
Mr. Kazunari Kainou ^a	Mr. Peer Stiansen ^a
Mr. Shafqat Kakakhel^a	Mr. Hussein Badarin ^a
Mr. José Miguez ^b	Mr. Paulo Manso ^b,²
Mr. Hugh Sealy ^b	Mr. Amjad Abdulla ^b

^a Term: 2 years, i.e. ending prior to the first meeting in 2013

^b Term: 2 years, i.e. ending prior to the first meeting in 2014

¹ Nomination by CMP 7 was not received, therefore the current alternate member, Ms. June Hughes will remain in office until the successor is nominated by the respective constituency.

² Nomination by CMP 7 was not received, therefore the current alternate member, Mr. Paulo Manso will remain in office until the successor is nominated by the respective constituency.

Further information about nomination, election and re-election of members and alternate members of the CDM Board can be found in the Rules of procedure of the Executive Board of the CDM

+ Management plans (CDM-MAPs)

This section provides history of the CDM management plans (CDM-MAPs)

EB	Annex / Date of Issuance	Version
EB66 (27 February - 2 March 2012)	Annex 2	CDM-MAP 2012 (265 KB) (Version 01.1)
EB59 (14 - 18 February 2011)	Annex 17	CDM-MAP 2011 (332 KB) (Version 01.1)
EB54 (24 - 28 May 2010)	Annex 37	CDM-MAP 2010 (906 KB) (Version 1)
EB45 (11 - 13 February 2009)	Annex 71	CDM-MAP 2009 (294 KB) (Version 1)
Mandated by EB40 (15 - 17 June 2008 )	10 September 2008	CDM-MAP 2008 (416 KB) (Version 1.1)
EB37 (30 January - 01 February 2008)	Annex 23	CDM-MAP 2008 (680 KB) (Version 1)
EB32 (20 - 22 June 2007)	Annex 40	CDM-MAP 2007-2008 (359 KB) (Version 2)
EB27 (29 October - 1 November 2006)	Annex 17	CDM-MAP 2007-2008 (364 KB) (Version 1)

EB21 (28 - 30 September 2005)	Annex 25	CDM-MAP 2005-2006 (1302 KB) (Revised Version)
EB19 (11 - 13 May 2005)	Annex 15	CDM-MAP 2005-2006 (21 KB)

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What is the CDM Executive Board?

Report

Matters related to the Board and its support structure

Standards related to the CDM accreditation process

Standards for CDM project activities and programme of activities

Methodological standards for large-scale CDM project activities

Methodological standards for small-scale CDM project activities

Methodological standards for afforestation and reforestation CDM project activities

Procedures related to project cycle

Other matters

The CDM Executive Board

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