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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.

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Next EB Meeting: 115	Date: 5 - 8 September 2022	Webcast

EB Meeting: 114	Date: 30 May - 2 June 2022	Webcast
Show all Meeting report Meeting report (version 01.0) (235 KB) Conflict of Interest overview Procedures Annex 1 - Clarification: Post-registration change to the start date of the crediting period (version 01.0) (65 KB) Other matters Annex 2 - Provisional agenda: CDM Executive Board 115th meeting (version 01.0) (21 KB)

EB Meeting: 113	Date: 8 - 11 March 2022	Webcast
Show all Meeting report Meeting report (version 01.0) (248 KB) Conflict of Interest overview Strategic planning and direction Annex 1 - Clarification: Regulatory requirements under temporary measures for post-2020 cases (version 02.0) (272 KB) Annex 2 - Risk acknowledgement and acceptance form (CDM-RAA-FORM) (version 02.0) (96 KB) Performance management Annex 3 - CDM Executive Board workplan 2022 (version 01.0) (139 KB) Annex 4 - CDM Accreditation Panel workplan 2022 (version 01.0) (44 KB) Annex 5 - Methodologies Panel workplan 2022 (version 01.0) (125 KB) Matters related to the Board and its support structure Annex 6 - CDM Business and management plan 2022–2023 (version 02.0) (425 KB) Methodological standards for large-scale CDM project activities Annex 7 - Standard: Amendments to version 03.0 of the CDM validation and verification standard for project activities on remote validation or verification by DOEs (version 01.0) (157 KB) Annex 8 - Standard: Amendments to version 03.0 of the CDM validation and verification standard for programmes of activities on remote validation or verification by DOEs (version 01.0) (162 KB) Annex 9 - TOOL33: Default values for common parameters (version 01.0) (162 KB) Annex 10 - TOOL06: Project emissions from flaring (version 04.0) (424 KB) Annex 11 - TOOL16: Project and leakage emissions from biomass (version 05.0) (728 KB) Annex 12 - AM0036: Use of biomass in heat generation equipment (version 07.0) (560 KB) Annex 13 - AM0089: Production of diesel using a mixed feedstock of gasoil and vegetable oil (version 03.0) (899 KB) Annex 14 - ACM0006: Electricity and heat generation from biomass (version 16.0) (1157 KB) Annex 15 - ACM0017: Production of biofuel (version 04.0) (575 KB) Annex 16 - ACM0018: Electricity generation from biomass in power-only plants (version 06.0) (794 KB) Annex 17 - TOOL32: Positive lists of technologies (version 04.0) (169 KB) Annex 18 - AM_CLA_0296: Recovery of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) under AM0009 (version 01.0) (74 KB) Methodological standards for small-scale CDM project activities Annex 19 - AMS-I.A.: Electricity generation by the user (version 18.0) (320 KB) Annex 20 - AMS-I.C.: Thermal energy production with or without electricity (version 22.0) (738 KB) Annex 21 - AMS-I.F.: Renewable electricity generation for captive use and mini-grid (version 04.0) (301 KB) Annex 22 - AMS-I.I.: Biogas/biomass thermal applications for households/small users (version 06.0) (227 KB) Procedures Annex 23 - CDM accreditation procedure (version 16.0) (1410 KB) Other matters Annex 24- Calendar of meetings for 2022 (version 01.0) (71 KB) Annex 25 - Provisional agenda: CDM Executive Board 114th meeting (version 01.0) (21 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 2022 (as of the first meeting of the Board in 2022)

The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol at its sixteenth session elected new members and alternate members to the Board. The term of service of the incoming members/alternate members starts as of the first meeting of the Board in 2022.

The Board elected Mr. Omar Alcock of Jamaica and Mr. Frank Wolke of Germany to serve as Chair and Vice-Chair of the CDM Executive Board respectively until the first meeting of the Board in 2023.

Members	Alternates
Mr. Omar Alcock^a (Chair)	Mr. Amjad Abdulla^a
Mr. Julio Moises Alvarez^a	Ms. Asmau Jibril^a
Mr. El Hadji Mbaye Diagne^b	Mr. Rachid Tahiri^b
Mr. Piotr Dombrowicki^a	Ms. Anna Romanovskaya^a
Ms. Diana Harutyunyan^a	Ms. Nataliya Kushko^a
Mr. Lambert Schneider^b	Mr. Kiyoshi Komatsu^b
Mr. Muhammad Tariq^a	Mr. Kamal Djemouai^a
Mr. Spencer Thomas^b	Mr. José Domingos Miguez^b
Mr. Sirous Vatankhah^b	Ms. Hyun Jung Park^b
Mr. Frank Wolke ^b (Vice-Chair)	Mr. Olivier Kassi^b

Members and alternate members are listed in alphabetical order by Board member.
^aTerm: 2 years i.e. ending prior to the first meeting in 2023.
^b Term: 2 years i.e. ending prior to the first meeting in 2024.

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
EB113 (26 - 29 October 2021)	Annex 1	CDM two-year business and management plan 2022-2023 (version 02.0)
EB104 (9 - 12 September 2019)	Annex 1	CDM two-year business and management plan 2020-2021 (version 01.0)
EB97 (30 Oct - 1 Nov 2017)	Annex 1	CDM two-year business and management plan 2018-2019 (Version 01.0)
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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