CDM Programme Activity Design Document (CDM-CPA-DD)

The project design document for standard (large scale) projects conducted under a Programme of Activities, the CDM Programme Activity Design Document (CDM-CPA-DD), is divided into 5 sections:

General description of the CDM programme activity (CPA);
Eligibility of CPA Estimation of Emission Reductions;
Environmental Analysis; and
Stakeholder comments.

This form is for the submission of CPAs that apply a large scale methodology using provision of the proposed Programme of Activities (PoA).

At the time of requesting validation / registration of a PoA, the coordinating / managing entity must submit:

A completed CDM-PoA-DD;
A PoA specific CDM-CPA-DD; and
Another CDM-CPA-DD, completed using a real case.

After the first CPA, every CPA that is added over time must submit a completed CDM-CPA-DD.

The Executive Board has not yet adopted any guidelines for completing the CDM-CPA-DD.

Section A - General description of the CPA

A CPA is defined in the CDM Glossary of Terms, version 3, as follows:

A CPA is a single, or a set of interrelated measure(s), to reduce GHG emissions or result in net anthropogenic greenhouse gas removals by sinks, applied within a designated area defined in the baseline methodology. The applied approved methodology shall define whether the CPA is undertaken in a single facility/installation/land or undertaken in multiple facilities/installations/land.1 In the case of CPAs which individually do not exceed the SSC threshold, SSC methodologies may be used once they have first been reviewed and, as needed, revised to account for leakage in the context of a CPA.

More information on CPAs is contained in the "What is a Programme of Activities" section.

A.1 Title of the CPA

Project participants must record the title of the CPA.

A.2 Description of the CPA

The CPA must be described in this section.

A.3 Entity / individual responsible for CPA

This section must contain information identifying the entity or individual responsible for the CPA (CPA Implementer(s)).

CPA Implementers may be project participants of the PoA under which the CPA is submitted, provided their names have been included in the registered PoA.

A.4 Technical description of the CPA

A.4.1 Identification of the CPA

In this section, project participants must:

describe the host Party participating in the CPA; and
include the geographic reference (in the case of stationary CPAs) or other means of identification such as the registration number or GPS reference (in the case of mobile CPAs) of the CPA.

A.4.2 Duration of the CPA

This section must outline the duration of the CPA, including its:

starting date; and
expected operational lifetime.

A.4.3 Choice of the crediting period and related information

The crediting period for a CPA is selected by the project participants, and may be either:

A 7-year crediting period, renewable twice (Renewable Crediting Period); or
A single 10-year crediting period, which may not be renewed or extended once the CPA has been registered (Fixed Crediting Period).

The duration of crediting period of a CPA is limited to the end date of the PoA, regardless of when the CPA was added.

In this section, project participants must:

choose whether the CPA will have a Renewable Crediting Period or a Fixed Crediting Period, and state their choice;
outline the starting date of the crediting period; and
outline the length of the crediting period (or of the first crediting period, if the project participants have elected a Renewable Crediting Period).

A.4.4 Estimated amount of emission reductions over the chosen crediting period

Project participants must outline here the estimated amount of emission reductions to be achieved over the crediting period.

A.4.5 Public funding of the CPA

In this section, the project participants are required to describe any sources of public funding for the CPA.

A.4.6 Confirmation that CPA is neither registered as an individual CDM project activity nor is part of another Registered PoA

In this section, the project participants must confirm that the CPA is not already registered as:

an individual CDM project activity; or
part of another Registered PoA.

Section B – Eligibility of CPA and Estimation of emissions reductions

B.1 Title and reference of the Registered PoA to which the CPA is added

Project participants must here note the title and reference of the Registered PoA to which the CPA is added.

B.2 Justification of why the CPA is eligible to be included in the Registered PoA

In this section, the project participants must describe and justify why the CPA is eligible to be included in the Registered PoA.

B.3 Assessment and demonstration of additionality of the CPA, as per the eligibility criteria listed in the Registered PoA

Project participants must here demonstrate the additionality of the CPA against the eligibility criteria identified in section E.5 of the CDM-PoA-DD.

B.4 Description of the sources and gases included in the project boundary and proof that the CPA is located within the geographical boundary of the registered PoA

The project participants are required to describe the sources and gases within the project boundary.

The CPA boundary is defined as:

The project boundary shall encompass all anthropogenic emissions by sources of greenhouse gases (GHG) under the control of the project participants that are significant and reasonably attributable to the CDM project activity...

The Panel on methodologies (Meth Panel) shall develop specific proposals for consideration by the Executive Board on how to operationalize the terms “under the control of”, “significant” and “reasonably attributable”, as contained in paragraph 52 and appendix C, paragraphs (a)(iii) and (b)(vi) of the CDM modalities and procedures. Pending decisions by the Executive Board on these terms, project participants are invited to explain their interpretation of such terms when completing and submitting the CDM-NM [Proposed New Baseline, Monitoring Methodologies] (CDM Glossary of Terms, Version 03).

The project participants must also prove that the CPA is located within the geographical boundary of the Registered PoA.

The boundary for a PoA is defined in the CDM Glossary of Terms, Version 03 as follows:

Definition of the boundary for the PoA is the geographical area (e.g. municipality, region within a country, country or several countries) within which all CDM programme activities (CPAs) included in the PoA will be implemented, taking into consideration the requirement that all applicable national and/or sectoral policies and regulations of each host country within that chosen boundary.

The physical boundary of a PoA may extend to more than one country provided that each participating non-annex I host Party provides confirmation that the PoA, and thereby all CPAs, assists it in achieving sustainable development.

B.5 Emission reductions

B.5.1 Data and parameters that are available at validation

Project participants must outline here the data used for emission reduction calculations.

B.5.2 Ex-ante calculation of emission reductions

Project participants must calculate, on an ex ante basis, the emission reductions likely to be generated by the project.

B.5.3 Summary of the ex-ante estimation of emission reductions

The ex ante calculations are then summarised in the table below:

B.6 Application of the monitoring methodology and description of the monitoring plan

In this section Project participants are required to describe the proposed monitoring plan in detail.

Section C – Environmental analysis

C.1 Please indicate the level at which environmental analysis as per requirements of the CDM modalities and procedures is undertaken. Justify the choice of level at which the environmental analysis is undertaken

In this section, the project participants must indicate whether environmental analysis is to be undertaken:

at the PoA level; or
at the CPA level.

and must justify why that level of analysis was chosen.

If the environmental analysis is to be undertaken at PoA level, sections C.2 and C.3 need not be completed in this CDM-CPA-DD form (as the relevant information will have already been attached to the CDM-PoA-DD).

C.2 Documentation on the analysis of the environmental impacts, including transboundary impacts

If environmental analysis is to be undertaken at the CPA level, the project participants must provide separate documentation detailing the likely environmental impacts of the project. This must be attached to the CDM-CPA-DD.

C.3 Please state whether in accordance with the host Party laws / regulations, an environmental impact assessment is required for a typical CPA, included in the PoA

The project participants must state whether host Party law or regulation requires an environmental impact assessment for a typical CPA which is included in the PoA.

Section D – Stakeholders' comments

Stakeholders are defined in the CDM Glossary of Terms, Version 03, as follows:

Stakeholders mean the public, including individuals, groups or communities affected, or likely to be affected, by the proposed CDM project activity or actions leading to the implementation of such an activity.

D.1 Please indicate the level at which local stakeholder comments are invited. Justify the choice.

The project participants must nominate whether stakeholder comments were invited:

at the PoA level; or
at the CPA level,

and must justify why that selection was made.

If local stakeholder consultation was conducted at PoA level, the project participants need not complete sections D.2 to D.4 in this CDM-CPA-DD form.

D.2 Brief description how comments by local stakeholders have been invited and compiled

If stakeholder consultation has been conducted at CPA level, the project participants must in this section describe the process by which comments from local stakeholders have been invited and compiled.

D.3 Summary of the comments received

If stakeholder consultation has been conducted at CPA level, the project participants must summarise here the comments received during the consultation process.

D.4 Report on how due account was taken of any comments received

If stakeholder consultation has been conducted at CPA level, the project participants must report here on the way in which due account was taken of comments it received as part of the stakeholder consultation process.

Attachments to the CDM-CPA-DD

The CDM-CPA-DD must attach:

Annex 1 - Contact information on entity/individual responsible for the CPA;
Annex 2 - Information on public funding;
Annex 3 - Baseline information; and
Annex 4 - Monitoring information.