Promoting Energy Access Projects under the Clean Development Mechanism : Standardized Baselines and Suppressed Demand

Promoting Energy Access Projects under the Clean Development Mechanism : Standardized Baselines and Suppressed Demand

New concepts under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), namely standardized baselines and suppressed demand, should facilitate the implementation of CDM energy access projects, particularly in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), by reducing transac...

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Main Authors: Gadde, Harikumar, Platonova-Oquab, Alexandrina, Affouda, Leon Biaou, Godin, Julie, Oppermann, Klaus
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ABATEMENT
ABATEMENT POTENTIAL
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO ENERGY
AIR
AIR POLLUTION
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
BASELINE EMISSION
BASELINE EMISSIONS
BATTERY CHARGING
BIOMASS
BIOMASS PLANTS
BLACK CARBON
CALORIFIC VALUE
CAR BATTERIES
CARBON
CARBON CREDITING
CARBON CREDITS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
CARBON EMISSION
CARBON EMISSION FACTOR
CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS
CARBON FINANCE
CARBON FUND
CARBON INTENSITY
CARBON MARKETS
CARBON PRICE
CARBON REDUCTION
CARBON REVENUES
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE POLICY
CO
COLLECTION COSTS
COMBUSTION
COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS
CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
COOK STOVE
COOK STOVES
COOKING
DIESEL
DIESEL GENERATOR
DIESEL GENERATORS
DNA
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY USE
EMISSION
EMISSION ESTIMATE
EMISSION FACTOR
EMISSION FACTORS
EMISSION PATH
EMISSION RATES
EMISSION REDUCTION
EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL
EMISSION REDUCTIONS
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS FACTORS
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
ENERGY ACCESS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY NEEDS
ENERGY OUTLOOK
ENERGY POVERTY
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY SAVINGS
ENERGY SECTOR
ENERGY SERVICE
ENERGY SOURCE
FOREST
FOREST DEGRADATION
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL
FUEL SWITCHING
FUEL WOOD
GENERATING CAPACITY
GENERATION
GHG
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GRID AREAS
GRID ELECTRICITY
GRID ELECTRIFICATION
GRID EMISSION FACTOR
GRID EXTENSION
GRID RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD ENERGY
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
IPCC
KEROSENE
KEROSENE LAMPS
KEROSENE PRESSURE
KEROSENE WICK
KEROSENE WICK LAMPS
LIGHTING
LIVING CONDITIONS
MAIN GRID
MICRO HYDRO
PIPELINE
POWER
QUALITY ENERGY
REAL EMISSION REDUCTIONS
REFRIGERATOR
REFRIGERATORS
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL ELECTRICITY
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS
RURAL ENERGY
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
SMALL GENERATOR
SOLAR HOME
SOLAR HOME SYSTEM
SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS CAN
SOLAR LANTERNS
SOLAR WATER HEATING
SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS
SPACE HEATING
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
TRADITIONAL FUELS
TRANSPORT COSTS
UNEP
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS
WASTE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WORLD ENERGY
WORLD ENERGY OUTLOOK
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/18666524/promoting-energy-access-projects-under-clean-development-mechanism-standardized-baselines-suppressed-demand
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16967
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Summary:New concepts under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), namely standardized baselines and suppressed demand, should facilitate the implementation of CDM energy access projects, particularly in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), by reducing transaction costs and reflecting the real emission reductions achieved. Governments and authorities in LDCs can play a prominent role in making these new CDM opportunities available. The improvement of the regulatory framework can facilitate the development of innovative carbon-based financing schemes required for successful scaling-up of CDM energy access projects in LDCs. The main purpose of this paper is to outline how the new CDM concepts of standardized baselines and suppressed demand may be used to promote energy access projects under the CDM, in the context of new and expanded role of host country Designated National Authorities (DNAs). In the process, the paper also identifies challenges in the use of these concepts and opportunities for further simplification. By way of illustration, one specific energy access technology, solar home systems, is analyzed in detail. The paper is organized as follows: chapter one is introduction; chapter two provides an overview of the current status of CDM projects in LDCs; chapter three introduces energy access projects in LDCs; chapter four outlines new approaches under the CDM for energy access projects; chapter five goes into the challenges for the application of standardized baselines in LDCs; and chapter six gives recommendations on implementing the new CDM concepts.

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