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Best Practices on PoA Development
Dr. Oscar Coto
II National CDM Workshop
Belize
August 2011
Topics
Best Practices in PoA development
CDM PoAs
Coordinated by public or private entities implementing policies, or activities that can result on real and verifiable
emissions reductions of GHG
Identifying best practices
1. Why doing a PoA?
2. Basic procedures and carbon management
3. Role of the program manager
4. Financial management
5. Legal management
1. Why doing a PoA?
• Matching project type to PoA profile
PoA Opportunity (1):Achieving a more efficient and scalable
CDM process
• One time registration
• Fast ? Inclusion of CPAs
• Unlimited number of CPAs
• Economies of scale• Shorter time
tomarket?
PoA Opportunity (2):Extending the CDM to micro activities
• CFLs, solar heaters, improved cookstoves, distributed generation, etc.
• Carbon Flows can significantly reduce capital needs and or remove key barriers
• Residential, energy efficiency, energy generation
PoA Opportunity (3):From Carbon earnings to carbon finance
General Assesments
CDM Complexity
Risks
Ease of Implementation
Financial attractiveness
Understand the context of the opportunity and the regulatory /
policy environment
2. Basic procedures and carbon management
3. Role of the Program Manager (effective coordination, trust,
legitimacy, risks, scales)
What makes a good coordinator?
• Understanding the context• Capacity to provide value added through the
PoA• Clear institutional / organizational interest on
success• Capacity to integrate and manage different
levels of alliances required for affiliation
Evaluating the PoA Manager
Modelo de negocio (andamio propuesto) para
el cambio.
Alianzas requeridas (ganar-
ganar)
Posición actual del coordinador
Nexos con el sector
Méritos y convenienciaRoles a ejecutar
Participación de financiadores, comunicadores y proveedores
4. Financial Management of the PoA
Need for a solid business plan
5. Legal Management
Usefull references