1. Canada’s CDM & JI Office First UNFCCC Workshop on the Implementation of Article 6 Projects Under the Kyoto Protocol May 26 - 27, 2004 Moscow, Russia Jane Desbarats, Program Officer, Canada’s CDM and JI Office

2. 2 Canada’s CDM & JI Office Presentation Overview Role of the Office and JI activities Project Facilitation in EITs Canada-Russia Joint Working Group Other Canadian Climate Change Initiatives Canadian JI Opportunities Specific Projects in EITs

3. 3 Canada’s CDM & JI Office Role of Canada’s CDM/JI Office Act as national focal point for CDM and JI Conduct domestic & international outreach Facilitate Canadian participation –Provide technical guidance to companies –Conclude bilateral agreements with key countries Offset Project Transaction Costs (Feasibility studies, Baseline/Monitoring Plans, PDDs, Registration, Verification) Approve Canadian participation Analytical studies and input into negotiations

4. 4 Canada’s CDM & JI Office Project Facilitation in EITs Market studies for: Russia, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan and Bulgaria Market study for Poland underway Feasibility/baseline studies for projects in Poland, Romania and Russia CDM/JI capacity-building in Kazakhstan Outreach in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Hungary and the Czech Republic

5. 5 Canada’s CDM & JI Office Canada-Russia Joint Working Group Created 2002 Committed to making ratification of the Kyoto Protocol mutually beneficial for both countries Dedicated to overcoming barriers to the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol in Russia Composed of officials from both governments –Canada: Foreign Affairs Canada, Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada –Russia: MEDT, RosHydromet, MFA IET and JI subgroups created

6. 6 Canada’s CDM & JI Office Planned Activities of JI Subgroup JI approval procedures (Canadian and Russian) Identification of key regions, sectors and projects Monitor links with IET/Greening Investment Development of multi-project baseline for natural gas sector Analytical work related to investment barriers: credit ownership, taxation, etc…

7. 7 Canada’s CDM & JI Office Other Canadian Climate Change Initiatives in EITs Industry Canada: Sustainable Cities Initiative NRCAN: -Technology Promotion Officers -Canadian International Initiative for Technology Transfer -Technology Early Action Measures (TEAM) High efficiency boilers in two pilot regions for Russia (Komi and Tyumen) Upgrade of gas distribution networks for Romania

8. 8 Canada’s CDM & JI Office Canadian JI Capacity Building Activities Caspian Basin GHG Emissions Reduction Training Program: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan Capacity-building in Ukraine: concluded April 2003: –Development of Ukrainian JI approval procedures –Technical assistance on Ukrainian GHG inventory –JI projects database (available online) Sponsored workshops in Poland, Hungary and Russia Contributed to Russian climate change publication

9. 9 Canada’s CDM & JI Office Canadian Private Sector and JI Opportunities in Russia Opportunities: Rehabilitation of natural gas infrastructure Engineering services related to oil refinery sector, oil and gas exploration, aluminium smelters, and mining industry Potential markets for: energy efficient buildings, small hydro, fugitive methane emissions Commercial presence: Russian crude oil significant Canadian import Recent resurgence of Canadian investment in Russian LNG sources

10. 10 Canada’s CDM & JI Office Specific JI Projects for EITs Small hydro project in Poland 2 projects in Russia Projects at feasibility stage: Projects under consideration for Ukraine, Poland Romania and Russia

11. 11 Canada’s CDM & JI Office For more information... Canada’s CDM & JI Office Climate Change and Energy Division (ESC) Foreign Affairs Canada 111 Sussex Drive City Hall, 2nd Floor Ottawa, ON K1N 1J1 Tel: (613) 944-3039 Fax: (613) 944-0064 E-mail: cdm.ji@dfait-maeci.gc.ca Web: www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/cdm-ji/