The National Centre for Emissions Management (KOBiZE)/ The National Administration of the Emission Trading Scheme (KASHUE) published a transalation of their guidebook „Joint Implementation projects – possibilities for realization in Poland”.

The main goal of the guidebook is to support potential investors, who are interested in realizing JI projects in Poland.

The Joint Implementation mechanism was introduced by article 6 of the Kyoto Protocol and its aim is to jointly undertake projects reducing greenhouse gases emissions among countries from Annex 1 to the United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), enabling achieving emission reductions from projects realized within Annex 1 countries. The JI mechanism is based on the differentiation between reduction costs among Annex 1 countries. The investor country reduces its reduction costs (in comparison to the necessary costs needed for its domestic projects) and obtains emission reduction units (ERUs), while the host country gains from the newly introduced environmental technologies and achieves measurable emission reductions (through the project operation).
 
The guidebook shows primary procedural and legislative preconditions (both national and international), which are required, to successfully approve and implement JI projects in Poland. It also highlights the previous experiences with this type of projects in Poland, providing potential investors with a broad „know-how”.

In addition, the guidebook contains basic information related to the carbon market in Poland and worldwide and presents general information on flexible mechanisms and on rules regarding the use of CERs and ERUs in the EU ETS. All the provided information constitute a solid background for people who have not had a chance to deal with the abovementioned issues before.
 

Source: KASHUE