Standardized baselines under the clean development mechanism

At CMP.5, it was requested the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) to recommend modalities and procedures for the development of standardized baselines that are broadly applicable, while providing for a high level of environmental integrity and taking into account specific national circumstances, and to forward a draft decision on this matter to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol at its sixth session. See decision: Decision 2/CMP.5 Further guidance relating to the clean development mechanism

Parties, IGOs and admitted NGOs were invited to make submissions to the secretariat by 22 March 2010, on their views on this matter. The secretariat compiled these views into a miscellaneous document for consideration by the SBSTA at its 32nd session.

FCCC/SBSTA/2010/MISC.3/Rev.1 Views related to modalities and procedures for the development of standardized baselines from the clean development mechanism

Submissions from admitted non-governmental organizations:
  Can International (85 KB)
  Climate Action Reserve (118 KB)
  ClimateNet (71 KB)
  Eurelectric (130 KB)
  Global Wind Energy Council (189 KB)
  International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) (540 KB)
  Transport Research Foundation (158 KB)

At SBSTA 32, Parties, intergovernmental organizations and admitted observer organizations were invited to make submissions to the secretariat, by 16 August 2010, on options to address all relevant issues under this agenda item, and that a technical report taking into account all submissions received from Parties and relevant organizations be prepared by the secretariat.

See documents:
  FCCC/SBSTA/2010/L.10 Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair
  FCCC/SBSTA/2010/MISC.13 Views related to standardized baselines under the clean development mechanism.
  FCCC/SBSTA/2010/MISC.13/Add.1 Views related to standardized baselines under the clean development mechanism - addendum
  FCCC/TP/2010/4 Standardized baselines under the clean development mechanism - Technical Paper

Submissions from admitted non-governmental organizations:
  Can International (136 KB)
  Carbon Markets & Investors Association (193 KB)

At SBSTA 33 draft conclusions were proposed by the Chair and the SBSTA recommended that the annex contained in these conclusions to be incorporated into the draft decision on further guidance relating to the CDM to be considered by the CMP.

See documents:
  FCCC/SBSTA/2010/L.10 Draft conclusions proposed by the Chair

At CMP.6, the annex contained in the above mentioned draft conclusions was adopted into decision -/CMP.6.

See documents:
  Decision -/CMP.6 - Further guidance relating to the clean development mechanism.