The CMP at its first session decided that a local/regional/national policy or standard cannot be considered as a clean
development mechanism project activity, but that project activities under a programme of activities can be registered as a single
clean development mechanism project activity provided that approved baseline and monitoring methodologies are used that,
inter alia, define the appropriate boundary, avoid double counting and account for leakage, ensuring that the net anthropogenic
removals by sinks and emission reductions are real, measurable and verifiable, and additional to any that would occur in the absence
of the project activity.
32nd Meeting of the CDM Executive Board
The Executive Board adopted procedures at it 32nd meeting regarding the registration of a programme of activities as a single CDM project activity
and issuance of certified emission reductions for a programme of activities.
Designated Operational Entities may now publish documentation related to programmes for global stakeholder consultation during validation.
Such documentation will be made available via this webpage. As the process of registering programme of activities evolves further information
will be made available on this section of the CDM website.
33rd Meeting of the CDM Executive Board
The Board, at its thirty-third meeting, approved the CDM Programme of Activities Design Document form (PoA-DD),
CDM Programme Activity Design Document form (PoA-CPA-DD), Small-Scale CDM Programme of Activities Design Document form (SSC-PoA-DD)
and Small-Scale CDM Programme Activity Design Document form (PoA-CPA-SSC-DD).
The Board clarified that the registration fee for a PoA is based on the total expected annual emission reductions of the CPA(s) that
will be submitted together with the request for registration of the PoA. The calculation of the amount to be paid and the procedures
for payment will follow mutatis mutandis the existing rules for the payment of a registration fee (annex 35 to EB 23 Report).
For each CPA which is included subsequently, no fee is to be paid. Fees are to be paid by the coordinating/managing entity to the secretariat.
The Board invited stakeholders to address their questions and comments related the programme of activities to the Secretary (cdm-info@unfccc.int).
