Implementing Decision 10/CMP.7

CCS in the CDM

Tim DixonIEA Greenhouse Gas R & D

Programme

UNFCCC 1st 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, independentPolicy relevant but NOT policy prescriptiveReviewed 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 RequirementsEB: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 updatingValidation and Verification Standard – needs updatingBaseline 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