CDM in the Philippines:
Avoiding carbon emissions
Achieving sustainable development
Capacity Development for CDM
(CD4CDM) Side Event
COP 10, Bueños Aires, Argentina
La Rural centro de exposiciones
11th December 2004
Contents
I.
Process
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II.
DNA institutional structure
National approval criteria
Flowchart of the approval process
Documentary requirements for the proposed project
proponent
Projects
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Bagasse cogen
Waste to energy
Wind power
Reforestation
I. Process:
DNA in the Philippines
Executive Order No. 320
• By the President of the Philippines
• 25th June 2004
• Designating the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) as the National Authority for the
Clean Development Mechanism
Proposed SYSTEM FOR CDM NATIONAL
APPROVAL
PROJECT
APPLICATIONS
TECHNICAL
EVALUATION COM.
ENERGY/
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
DENR
Approving Authority
CDM Steering
Committee
Review &
Endorsement
CDM SECRETARIAT
TECHNICAL
EVALUATION COM.
WASTE MGMNT
TECHNICAL
EVALUATION COM.
LULUCF
Proposed CDM Steering Committee
DENR
(Chair)
DOE
DOST
Private
Sector
NGO
DENR = Department of Environment & Natural Resources
DOE = Department of Energy
DOST = Department of Science & Technology
Proposed Philippine CDM
National Approval Criteria
1) A Proposed Project shall be given national
approval if it assists the Philippines in achieving
sustainable development.
2) A Proposed Project shall be assessed using
sustainable development criteria which are
meaningful from a project level perspective and
are in line with the Philippine Agenda 21.
3) A Proposed Project shall be evaluated using
criteria for the three dimensions encompassing
sustainable development: economic,
environmental and social.
Proposed Philippine CDM
National Approval Criteria
4) Project level indicators, quantitative and/or
qualitative shall be used to identify the
sustainable development impacts of a Proposed
Project.
5) Measures to mitigate significant negative
impacts of a Proposed Project must be
identified.
6) Methods to monitor the major sustainable
development impacts of a Proposed Project
must be identified.
7) The overall sustainable development impact of
a Proposed Project must be positive.
List of Sustainable Development
Criteria
A. Economic Dimension
1. Generates sustainable employment of
local community
2. Provides livelihood and other economic
opportunities in the community
3. Provides proper safety nets and
compensatory measures for the affected
minority
4. Uses cleaner, more efficient and
environment-friendly technology
List of Sustainable Development
Criteria
B. Environmental Dimension
1. Complies with environmental policies and
standards
2. Provides local environmental benefits
3. Promotes sustainable use of natural
resources
4. Protects and conserves local biodiversity
List of Sustainable Development
Criteria
C. Social Dimension
1. Provides measures to alleviate poverty
2. Provides education and training which
build the capacities of local stakeholders
3. Provides vulnerable groups access to local
services
4. Promotes local participation in the project
DNA Approval Processing Time
(35 to 45 Working Days)
Submission of application documents
Verification / Confirmation
5 working
days
Payment of processing fee
Endorsement to appropriate evaluation committee
Assessment of project documents using the
National Evaluation Protocol (NEP)
Monitoring Form
with revisions
w/o revisions
15 working
days
15 working
days
Resubmission of revised project documents
Reassessment using the NEP
Submission of an Evaluation Report
Convening of the CDM Steering Committee
Assessment of Evaluation Report
Endorsement Report
Reviewing and issuance of Letter of Approval or Disapproval
Releasing of Letter of Approval or Disapproval and
recording of all processed documents
5 working
days
10 working
days
10 working
days
Documentary requirements for
proposed project proponent
1. Project Application Document (PAD)

More than a PIN but less than a PDD
2. Sustainable Development Impact
Assessment (SDIA)
3. Documentation of Stakeholders’
Consultation
Downloadable from
www.klima.ph/cd4cdm
II. Projects
News flash!!!
• 1st ERPA for the Philippines signed, 9th
December 2004
• 25 MW Wind Farm Project
 Northern Luzon
 Biggest wind farm in Southeast Asia
 15 wind turbines
• CER Buyer: WB Prototype Carbon Fund
 356,000 tCO2e for 10 years
NORTHWIND POWER
PROJECT
25 MW
Bangui Bay, Ilocos Norte
Bagasse Cogeneration Plants – Grid
Connected
 First Farmers Sugar Mill (30 MW)
 Estimated emission reduction of
54,457 to 133,466 tCO2e annually
 Victorias Sugar Mill (50 MW)
 Estimated emission reduction of
258,583 tCO2e annually
 Bogo-Medillin Sugar Mill (25 MW)
 Estimated emission reduction of
35,400 tCO2e annually
Baseline Scenario: First Farmers Sugar
Mill
CO2e Emissions
CO2 emissions
reduction
54,457 to 133,466
tCO2 annually
Years
Project Proponent: First Farmers Sugar Mill
Name
Jose Maria Zabaleta, Jr.
Company
Bronzeoak Philippines Inc.
Address
Suite 1207, Security Bank Centre,
6776 Ayala Avenue, Makati City
1226, Philippines
+63-2-752-0050 to 51 /
+63-2-892-9238
jzabaleta@venturefactors.com
Phone/ Fax
E-mail
Waste to Energy Project
 Central Azucarera de Tarlac
(CAT) Distillery Waste to
Energy Plant
 Methane capture from waste
water
 2 MW power plant for use by
the sugar mill
 Estimated emission reduction
potential of 54,000 tCO2e
annually
Baseline Scenario: Central Azucarera de
Tarlac (CAT) Distillery Waste to Energy Plant
CO2e Emissions
CO2 emissions reduction
54,000 tons of
CO2 annually
Years
Project Proponent: CAT Distillery Waste to
Energy Project
Name / Title
S. West Stewart, Managing
Director
Company
Philippine BioSciences Co., Inc
(“PhilBIO”)
Address
19th Floor Unit C Strata 100
Building
Emerald Avenue Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605, Philippines
Phone numbers +63-2-638-6092 / +63-2-6382074
E-mail
philbio@philbio.com.ph
Wind Power
 North Luzon Wind Power Project
(Phase I)
 Total installed capacity of 42 MW
 Estimated emission reduction potential of
78,300 tCO2 annually
 Aims to address the power supply shortfall
projected for the Luzon grid by 2008
 Benefits the whole province of Ilocos Norte
Baseline Scenario: North Luzon
Wind Power Project
CO2 Emissions
CO2 emissions reduction
78,300 tons of
CO2 annually
Years
Project Proponent: North Luzon Wind
Power Project
Name / Title
Benjamin Lim, Manager (Planning
and Control Division)
Company
PNOC – Energy Development
Corporation
Address
PNPC Complex, Merritt Road Fort
Bonifacio, Makati City, Philippines
Phone
+63-2-893-6001
E-mail
lim@energy.com.ph
Wind Power
 San Carlos Wind Farm
 Total installed capacity of
30 MW
 Estimated emission reduction
potential of 39,694 tCO2
annually (2006) and 52,685
tCO2 annually (starting 2007)
Baseline Scenario: San Carlos Wind
Farm
CO2 Emissions
CO2 emissions
reduction
39,694 tCO2 (2006)
52,685 tCO2 (starting 2007)
Years
Project Proponent: San Carlos Wind Farm
Name / Title
Ruth Yu-Owen, President
Company
San Carlos Wind Power
Corporation
Smith Bell Building, 2294 Pasong
Tamo Ext., 1231 Makati City,
Philippines
+63-2-816-7668 /
+63-2-815-0199
ruthowen@smithbell.com.ph
Address
Phone/ Fax
numbers
E-mail
Carbon Sequestration
 Tanay Micro Watershed
Project
 Reforesting 70 ha of private
land
 Establishing 25 ha of
agroforestry farms in public
land
 Sequestering 5,000 to 12,000
tCO2 from the atmosphere in
20 years
Project Proponent: Tanay Watershed
Project
Name / Title
Company
Address
Phone/ Fax
numbers
E-mail
Adelina Santos-Borja, Chief,
Research & Development
Laguna Lake Development
Authority
Rizal Provincial Capitol
Compound, Pasig City, Philippines
+63-2-637-7581 /
+63-2-637-9746
lennieborja@yahoo.com
Maraming salamat!
• Roberto C. Yap, Ph.D.
Environmental Economist
klima Climate Change Center
Manila Observatory
Philippines
Tel +63 2 426-6144
Fax +63 2 426-6070
rcyap@ateneo.edu
www.klima.ph/cd4cdm