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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 (CMP). The CDM EB is fully accountable to the CMP.

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

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

Next EB Meeting: 97	Date: 30 October - 3 November 2017	Webcast

EB Meeting: 96	Date: 18 - 22 September 2017	Webcast
Show all Meeting report Meeting report (214 KB) Conflict of Interest overview Methodological standards for large-scale CDM project activities Annex 1 - TOOL28: Calculation of baseline, project and leakage emissions from the use of refrigerants (version 01.0) (312 KB) Annex 2 - ACM0018: Electricity generation from biomass in power-only plants (version 04.0) (1189 KB) Annex 3 - TOOL02: Combined tool to identify the baseline scenario and demonstrate additionality (version 07.0) (567 KB) Annex 4 - TOOL03: Tool to calculate project or leakage CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion (version 03.0) (441 KB) Annex 5 - TOOL05: Baseline, project and/or leakage emissions from electricity consumption and monitoring of electricity generation (version 03.0) (558 KB) Annex 6 - TOOL13: Project and leakage emissions from composting (version 02.0) (561 KB) Annex 7 - TOOL14: Project and leakage emissions from anaerobic digesters (version 02.0) (491 KB) Annex 8 - TOOL16: Project and leakage emissions from biomass (version 04.0) (645 KB) Methodological standards for small-scale CDM project activities Annex 9 - AMS-III.D: Methane recovery in animal manure management systems (version 21.0) (834 KB) Annex 10 - TOOL19: Demonstration of additionality of microscale project activities (version 08.0) (268 KB) Procedures Annex 11 - Procedure: Amendments to version 01.0 of the CDM project cycle procedure for project activities (version 01.0) (250 KB) Annex 12 - Procedure: Amendments to version 01.0 of the CDM project cycle procedure for programmes of activities (version 01.0) (243 KB) Annex 13 - Procedure: Submission and consideration of microscale renewable energy technologies for automatic additionality (version 03.0) (239 KB) Other matters Annex 14 - Provisional agenda: CDM Executive Board ninety-seventh meeting (version 01.0) (20 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 CDMprojects in accordance with specific procedures;
Make publicly available information on proposed CDMprojects 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.

+ The CDM EB members

Composition of the CDM Executive Board for 2017 (as of the first meeting of the Board in 2017)

The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol at its twelfth session elected new members and alternate members to the Board. The term of service of the incoming members/alternate members will start at the first meeting of the Board in 2017.

Frank Wolke of Germany and Arthur Rolle of The Bahamas, will serve as Chair and Vice-Chair of the CDM Executive Board respectively until the first meeting of the Board in 2018.

Members	Alternates
Mr. Amjad Abdulla ^a	Mr. Gerald Lindo ^a
Mr. Maosheng Duan ^a	Mr. José Miguez^a
Mr. Balisi Gopolang^b	Mr. El Hadji Mbaye Diagne ^b
Mr. Kazunari Kainou ^b	Mr. Lambert Schneider ^b
Mr. Olivier Kassi ^b	Mr. Martin Enderlin ^b
Ms. Natalie Kushko ^a	Ms. Diana Harutyunyan ^a
Mr. Arthur Rolle^b (Vice-Chair)	Mr. Eduardo Calvo ^b
Mr. Muhammad Tariq ^b	Mr. Daegyun Oh ^b
Mr. Frank Wolke^a (Chair)	Mr. Piotr Dombrowicki ^a
Mr. Washington Zhakata ^a	Mr. Moises Alvarez ^a

^a Term: 2 years, i.e. ending prior to the first meeting in 2018.

^b Term: 2 years, i.e. ending prior to the first meeting in 2019.

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.

Information on the election and membership of the bodies of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol can be found here.

+ CDM EB Code of conduct
+ CDM Business and management plans

This section provides history of the CDM Business and management plans

EB	Annex / Date of Issuance	Version
EB92 (31 Oct - 4 Nov 2016)	Annex 1	CDM management plan 2017 (Version 01.0)
EB87 (23 - 27 Nov 2015)	Annex 1	CDM two-year business plan 2016-2017 and management plan 2016 (Version 01.1)
EB81 (24 - 28 Nov 2014)	Annex 1	CDM MAP 2015 (Version 01.0)
EB76 (4 - 8 Nov 2013)	Annex 1	CDM two-year business plan 2014-2015 and management plan 2014 (Version 02.0)
EB75 (30 Sep - 4 Oct 2013)	Annex 1	CDM Business plan 2014-2015 (Version 01.0)
EB71 (30 Jan - 1 Feb 2013)	Annex 1	CDM two-year business plan and management plan 2013-2014 (Version 01.0)
EB66 (27 Feb - 2 Mar 2012)	Annex 1	CDM 2-year business plan 2012-2013 (Version 02.0)
EB66 (27 Feb - 2 Mar 2012)	Annex 2	CDM-MAP 2012 (Version 01.1)
EB59 (14 - 18 Feb 2011)	Annex 16	CDM 2-year business plan (Version 01.1)
EB59 (14 - 18 Feb 2011)	Annex 17	CDM-MAP 2011 (Version 01.1)
EB54 (24 - 28 May 2010)	Annex 37	CDM-MAP 2010 (Version 1)
EB45 (11 - 13 Feb 2009)	Annex 71	CDM-MAP 2009 (Version 1)
Mandated by EB40 (15 - 17 Jun 2008 )	10 Sept 2008	CDM-MAP 2008 (Version 1.1)
EB37 (30 Jan - 1 Feb 2008)	Annex 23	CDM-MAP 2008 (Version 1)
EB32 (20 - 22 Jun 2007)	Annex 40	CDM-MAP 2007-2008 (Version 2)
EB27 (29 Oct - 1 Nov 2006)	Annex 17	CDM-MAP 2007-2008 (Version 1)
EB21 (28 - 30 Sep 2005)	Annex 25	CDM-MAP 2005-2006 (Revised Version)
EB19 (11 - 13 May 2005)	Annex 15	CDM-MAP 2005-2006

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