Understanding CDM Methodologies - SuSanA

Withdrawal of
Project due to
wrong Baseline
Scenario
baseline scenarios 258 . A wrong selection of a baseline scenario may lead
to critical problems during the development of the PDD (see box 44). If
the project demonstrates that its combined baseline scenario is part of the
list provided by ACM0006, then it may use this methodology. Otherwise,
they may submit a new baseline scenario to the MP for approval (see box
45). In addition, project proponents should check whether the procedures
to calculate the emissions reductions stemming from the project apply to
the project’s context. If the calculation methods provided by ACM0006 do
not fully suit the context of the project, a revision or deviation should be
requested.
Box 44: Inaccurate assessment of the baseline scenario
In the case of project 0552, “16 MW Bagasse based cogeneration plant”, the EB
observed contradictions between the chosen baseline scenario – “existing unit(s)
are only fired with biomass” – and the proposed project scenario – “cogeneration
plant uses bagasse as fuel … along with some coal co-fired”. In turn, the project
was not able to use the approved methodology and was subsequently withdrawn
from the CDM pipeline.
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For a complete listing of applicable combined baseline scenarios, please refer to page 8 of ACM0006 version 6.
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