GovernmentofIndiaMinistryofEnvironment,Forest&ClimateChange

27April2016

India’sProgressofMRP

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OutlineofPresenta/on

1.  Policycontext:Domesticmitigationobjectives1.  India’sINDC–MitigationCommitment2.  India’sEconomicandDevelopmentalPriorities

2.  India’sMRPComponents1.  ProposedMarketReadinessComponents2.  CreationofaNationalRegistry3.  NationalInventoryManagementSystem(NIMS)

3.  NextSteps

1.Policycontext:Domes/cMi/ga/onObjec/ves

1.1India’sINDC–Mi/ga/onCommitment

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◆  ToreducetheemissionsintensityofitsGDPby33%-35%emissionsby2030from2005levels

◆  Toachieveabout40%cumulativeelectricpowerinstalledcapacityfromnon-fossilfuelbasedenergyresourcesby2030withthehelpoftransferoftechnologyandlowcostinternationalSinanceincludingfromGreenClimateFund(GCF)

◆  Tocreateanadditionalcarbonsinkof2.5to3billiontonnesofCO2equivalentthroughadditionalforestandtreecoverby2030

Domes/cPolicyContextinthelongterm

1.2India’sEconomicandDevelopmentalPriori/es

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◆  Inthe2000-2013periodq GDPoftheIndianeconomygrewat7.3%p.a.q Totalprimaryenergysupplygrewat5.8%p.a.q Electricitysupplyalonegrewat5.6%p.a

◆  Economyisexpectedtogrowat8-10%by2030q Duetothegrowthinmanufacturingwhichwouldresultinagreaterdemandforenergy

◆  Economicgrowthwillresultinq Doublingofpercapitaincomeevery10yearsq Percapitaelectricitysupplywillbemorethan2,500kWhperyearcomparedto1010kWhperyearin2014

2.India’sMRPComponents

2.0IndiaproposesthefollowingMarketReadinessComponents

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CreationofanationalregistrytowhichvariousMarketBasedMechanisms(MBMs)andanationalGHGinventorymanagementsystems(NIMS)canbelinked

DesignframeworkfornewMBMsactivitiesandexploringthelinkagesofnewandexistingMBMswithregistry

Components

PossiblelinkagesoftheregistrytoanationalGHGinventorymanagementsystem(NIMS)

TheobjectiveistocreateaneffectivecentralizeddatamanagementandregistrysystemtocaptureGHGemissionsdataandenableimplementationofMBMswhichsupportissuance,transfer,andcancellationofcredits

Component1 Component2 Component3

2.1Crea/onofaNa/onalRegistry

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2.India’sMRPComponents–Na/onalRegistry

◆  Developingaframeworkfornationalregistry

◆  Two-foldobjectives:q RobustdomesticGHGreportingandmanagementsystemq BackboneforthedesignandimplementationofexistingandfutureMBMs

◆  Implementationplanincludingq IdentiSicationofkeyrolesandresponsibilitiesofvariousactors,legalandinfrastructuralrequirements

q Estimatedcostofimplementingtheregistry

2.2Linkagesoftheregistrywithexis/ngandnewMBMs

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◆  Potentialopportunitiesformarketlinkagesandsynergiesbetweencarbonmarketsq ExistingMBMsq NewMBMscanbedesigned,e.g.voluntarymechanism

◆  Theproposalwillassess:q StatusofexistingMBMsq ExplorethepotentialofnewvoluntaryMBMs;

◆  TheproposalwillestimatethecostofimplementingnewMBMand/orexpansionofexistingMBMs

2.India’sMRPComponents–Na/onalRegistry

2.3LinkagesoftheregistrywithNIMS

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◆  DesigningaNationalInventoryManagementSystems(NIMS)q MeetingthetransparencyframeworkrequirementsoftheParisagreement

q LinkingwithGHGaccountingofMBMsundertheregistry

◆  Theproposalwillassess:q Statusofexistingdatamanagementsystemq ExplorethepotentialofdesigningacoordinatedNIMS

◆  TheproposalwillestimatethecostofimplementingtheNIMS

2.India’sMRPComponents–Na/onalRegistry

2.4Na/onalInventoryManagementSystem(NIMS)

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2.India’sMRPComponents-NIMS

◆  PreparinginformationtocatertoUNFCCCreportingrequirementsisacontinuousprocess.Therefore,creatinganationalsystemisimperative.

◆  NIMSwouldestablishalong-terminstitutionalstructureforperiodicandcontinuousSlowofGHGinventoryforBienialUpdateReport(BUR)andNationalCommunicationsreporting,alongwithQAandQC(qualityanalysisandqualitycontrol)arrangements

◆  ThiswouldensurethatinventoryandmitigationactiondataSlowsinatime-boundmanner

2.5PurposeofNIMS

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2.India’sMRPComponents-NIMS

◆  TheGHGmitigationimplicationsofeachpolicymeasurewouldbereportedinBURs.ArobustandcomprehensivearrangementisrequiredforstrengtheninganationalGHGinventorymanagementsystem(NIMS)toenhanceaccuracyofGHGinventoryestimationsby“ridingthetierladder”forkeycategoriesofemissions

◆  Theuncertaintyassociatedwithactivitydataandemissionfactorswillbereducedwithimprovedmethodologiesfordatagatheringandarchivingarrangements

◆  TrackingofGHGemissionreductionsandtoinformfuturepolicydecisions

2.6ComponentsofNIMS

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◆  Therecouldbe5majorcomponentsofNIMS:

q Institutionalarrangementstocreateasustainableimplementationstructure

q Establishingmethodsanddatadocumentation–commonreportingformats,dataSlow,andprotocol

q Qualityassurance/qualitycontrol–includingkeycategoryanalysis

q Archivingsystem

q Nationalinventoryimprovementplan

2.India’sMRPComponents–NIMS

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2.7GapsandconstraintsinGHGinventorytobeaddressedbyNIMS

2.India’sMRPComponents–NIMS

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2.8GapsandconstraintsinGHGinventorytobeaddressedbyNIMS

2.India’sMRPComponents–NIMS

3.Nextsteps

NextstepsforMRP

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◆  Stakeholdermanagement

◆ FormalizationofkeyfeaturesanddesignelementsofthecentralRegistry

◆ PresentationoftheFinalMRPinPA-15

ThankYou

Fordetailscontact:

Mr.DebasishPrustyDirector

MinistryofEnvironment,ForestandClimateChangedprusty75@gmail.com