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The following request for revision has been received and is available for global stakeholder consultation (GSC) from 02 to 16 May 2017: "SSC_729: Request for revision to the classification criteria of geographic locations as SUZs so as to qualify for automatic additionality". The submitted documentation is available at the following link: Should you wish to submit a public input, please send it via e-mail to the following address: Regards, Your CDM Team

Call for input on "Issues included in the annotated agenda and related annexes of the ninety-fourth meeting of the CDM Executive Board" (19 to 25 April 2017, 24:00 GMT)

The call for input on "Issues included in the annotated agenda and related annexes of the ninety-fourth meeting of the CDM Executive Board" is open from 19 to 25 April 2017, 24:00 GMT. The call is available at:

CDM-MP72 meeting Meeting report now available

The report and annexes of the 72nd meeting of the CDM-MP is now available in the CDM-MP section of the UNFCCC CDM website under the following link: Thank you and best regards, CDM Team

CDM-SSC WG 53rd meeting Meeting report now available

The report and annexes of the 53rd meeting of the CDM-SSC WG is now available in the CDM-SSC WG section of the UNFCCC CDM website under the following link: Thank you and best regards, CDM Team

Meth Panel 72nd meeting Annotated agenda available

The annotated agenda for the 72nd meeting of the Meth Panel is available in the Meth Panel section of the UNFCCC CDM website under the following link:

SSC WG 53rd meeting Annotated agenda available

The annotated agenda for the 53rd meeting of the SSSC WG is available in the SSC WG section of the UNFCCC CDM website under the following link:

Highlights - 93rd meeting of the CDM Executive Board

CDM Board adopts full package of simplified procedures to increase efficiency Bonn, Germany, 23 February 2017 – The Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has adopted today an exhaustive package of standards and procedures which will considerably improve the use of the mechanism in the future. This is the end of a complex process which lasted about two years, whereby the Board revised the existing CDM regulations with a view to streamlining and simplifying them for both single project activities and Programme of activities under the CDM, in two distinct sets. “In today’s context of rising climate action, the adoption today by the Board of the revised standards and project cycle procedure of the CDM was a necessary step so as to simplify both access to and the use of the mechanism. Streamlining the rules increases the transparency of the process, and will benefit all project developers, looking at single project activities or Programme of activities, which now also benefit from dedicated standards. Besides, the mechanism has been identified by some governments as a mitigation tool in their national climate plans, and I am sure that this simplification measure will be beneficial for them too”, said Mr. Frank Wolke, newly elected Chair of the Executive Board. Among the many issues discussed in the course of the week, the Board also agreed to take two steps to further promote the use of the CDM for voluntary purposes through the cancellation of Certified Emission Reduction units (CERs). Board members decided to revise and upgrade the online voluntary cancellation platform to improve its user-friendliness, and to make it available in French and Spanish to benefit a larger public. Moreover, the Board chose to engage with the tourism industry, in light of its role to play in ensuring the sustainability of an ever more mobile world. About this decision, M. Wolke said “The tourism sector could use our voluntary cancellation platform as one of the tools that can help ensuring sustainability in their activities, may it be through booking hotels or air travel. This decision comes as the United Nations made 2017 the year of sustainable tourism, and that proves once more our commitment to support a more sustainable world and a better future.” In its quest to simplify the CDM, the Executive Board also worked on revising the accreditation procedure. The revised procedure provides, among other things, a greater flexibility in terms of payment of accreditation fees. Finally, the Board recognized the common core duties shared by two of its working groups, one focused on large-scale methodologies and the other on small-scale ones. After due consideration, it was agreed to merge these two groups so as to increase both the efficiency of resources and expertise. This merge will be effective as of September 2017. The meeting also saw the adoption of the Board’s workplan for 2017, as well as those of its panels and working groups. The Board also elected Chair and Vice-Chairs of the panels and working groups. Earlier, at the start of the meeting, the Board had elected Frank Wolke as its Chair and Arthur Rolle as its Vice Chair. Under the CDM, projects in developing countries earn a saleable credit for each tonne of greenhouse gas they reduce or avoid. The incentive has led to the registration of more than 8,000 projects and programmes in 111 countries and the issuance of more than 1.8 billion CERs. - - - - - For a full report of the meeting please visit http://cdm.unfccc.int/EB/index.html For more information visit http://cdm.unfccc.int/ Twitter and Facebook: UN_CarbonMechs The Paris Agreement calls for climate neutrality in the second half of the century. To go Climate Neutral Now! visit www.climateneutralnow.org

CDM Board elects Chair and Vice-Chair for 2017

Bonn, Germany, 20 February 2017 – The Executive Board of the clean development mechanism convenes this week its first meeting in 2017. At the start of this 93rd meeting, the Executive Board elected Frank Wolke of Germany and Arthur Rolle of the Bahamas as Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively. Mr. Wolke and Mr. Rolle will serve until the first meeting of the Executive Board in 2018. Mr. Wolke, who joined the Board in 2014, is Head of Section, Emissions Reduction Projects, Emissions Trading Authority at the German Federal Environment Agency. Mr. Rolle, who joined the Board in 2015, is a Consultant at the Ministry of the Environment and Housing, and participates in the climate change negotiation process under the UNFCCC. The new Chair takes over from Mr. Eduardo Calvo. The new Vice-Chair takes over from Mr. Frank Wolke who also served as Vice chair of the Board last year.

MP72-EC01 report is now available

The report of the electronic consultation of the Meth Panel on the Methodological Tool: “Emissions from solid waste disposal sites” (MP72-EC01) is available in the Meth Panel section of the UNFCCC CDM website under the following link:

CDM-AP 77th meeting Meeting report now available

The report of the 77th meeting of the CDM-AP is now available in the CDM-AP section of the UNFCCC CDM website under the following link:

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