Call for public comments on the draft tool to determine the baseline efficiency of thermal or electrical energy generation systems / Reminder: CDM Call for experts: Meth Panel, A/R WG, SSC WG and Specialized Experts

Call for public comments on the draft tool to determine the baseline efficiency of thermal or electrical energy generation systems / Reminder: CDM Call for experts: Meth Panel, A/R WG, SSC WG and Specialized Experts

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Call for public comments on the draft tool to determine the baseline efficiency of thermal or electrical energy generation systems
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The CDM Executive Board, at its forty-fifth meeting, considered the draft "Tool to determine the baseline efficiency of thermal or electrical energy generation systems" which describes various procedures to determine the baseline efficiency of an energy generation system, for the purpose of estimating baseline emissions.

The Board agreed to launch a call for public inputs on the various aspects of the draft tool, especially highlighting the issues with regards to its practical applications and user friendliness for project proponents.

The call invites inputs between the period starting 18 February 2009 and ending 31 March 2009.

For more information please visit the UNFCCC CDM website (http://cdm.unfccc.int/).



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Reminder: CDM Call for experts: Meth Panel, A/R WG, SSC WG and Specialized Experts
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The CDM Executive Board, at its forty-fourth meeting, agreed to open several calls:

Three calls for the replacement of outgoing members of its methodological panel and working groups:

- CDM Methodologies Panel (Meth Panel) members
- CDM Afforestation/Reforestation Working Group (A/R WG) members
- CDM Small-Scale Working Group (SSC WG) members

One call for specialized expertise in the following specific technical areas: coal mine fires, iron and steel industries, adipic acid production, transport, SF6, uncertainty and landfill aeration. These skills are for the assessment, further understanding and development of CDM methodologies and those approached by the secretariat if deemed suitable and selected, cannot be members of the above panel and working groups, at the same time.

Please be kindly reminded that all calls will end on 22 February 2009, 24:00 GMT

For more information please visit the UNFCCC CDM website (http://cdm.unfccc.int/).

Experts wishing to apply to these calls are requested to use the respective application interfaces through the UNFCCC CDM website.