Implementing Decision 10/CMP.7 CCS in the CDM Tim Dixon IEA Greenhouse Gas R & D Programme UNFCCC 1 st SDM Workshop 25 March

IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme A collaborative international research programme founded in 1991 Aim: To provide information on the role that technology can play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from use of fossil fuels. Focus is on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) Producing information that is: Objective, trustworthy, independent Policy relevant but NOT policy prescriptive Reviewed by external Expert Reviewers Activities: Studies and reports (>250); International Research Networks : Wells, Risk, Monitoring, Modelling, Oxy, Capture, Social Research, Solid Looping; Communications (GHGT conferences, IJGGC, etc); facilitating and focussing R&D and demonstration activities eg Weyburn; Summer School; peer reviews.

10/CMP.7 Implementation Requirements EB: 1.Enable submission of methodologies and PDDs Review CDM documents (Standards, Procedures, Guidelines, Forms) for changes to include requirements of CCS M&Ps Enact changes if required and issue revised documents DOE, DNA, EB: 1.Enable consideration and processing of such applications Including DOE, EB and DNA competencies and capabilities

Review of Documents.... For example: Standards: Project Standard – needs updating Validation and Verification Standard – needs updating Baseline and Monitoring Methodology – Project Developer Procedures: Guidelines: Annex, C.4(h) – DOE criteria - needed Annex, C.4(b-g). Whether descriptions in 10/CMP.7 are sufficient to guide project developers to provide right information and level of detail for DOEs and DNAs? Or is further guidance required? Site-specific nature of storage – avoid being too prescriptive, eg monitoring very site-specific Draw upon existing best practice Forms – need updating

Host Country Ability to meet Participation Requirements Capacity building required? Or self-development? Ability for DNA to confirm Validation requirements

Existing Best Practice Best Practice Guidelines, including: USA NETL: Site Selection and Characterisation; Risk analysis; MVA; etc DNV: CO2QUALSTORE, CO2PIPETRANS; CO2WELLS, etc IEA: Model Legal Framework IEAGHG technical reports, eg on site selection Project-level permit and regulation decisions, eg NRCan on QUEST project (2012) EC on ROAD project (2012)

EB CCS Working Group Establishment of CCS Working Group Expertise required: CCS technical CCS regulatory/permit decisions CDM methodology

Encourage all reviews and decisions on applications should be in relation to current best practice Site-specific nature of storage

Thank you