[Terrapreta] Bali Media Opportunity

[Ruy Korscha Anaya de la Rosa]

Hello Tom, Sean, Lou and all,

You can find the regular process for submitting a new CDM methodology
clicking on the following link:

http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/pac/howto/CDMProjectActivity/NewMethodology/index.html

A Designated Operational Entity (DOE) is usually the starting point.
The DOEs are the official validation, verification and certification
companies accredited by the Executive Board (EB) to perform these
activities.

So, the project developer must introduce its terra preta project to a
DOE (I do not know how expensive is this but it represents a cost for
sure) by submitting the Project Design Document (PDD) with its
respective terra preta methodology. The forms can be found also by
clicking on the link above. Then the PDD and the new methodology are
forwarded to the EB and Meth Panel for revision.

Therefore, first of all, a specific terra preta project and terra
preta methodology in a certain developing country must be developed. I
have been thinking that, to start with, terra preta projects under the
CDM might be more appropriate in major developing economies such as
China, India, Brazil and Mexico.

These 4 countries are developing at a fast pace, their greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions are rapidly increasing and their future energy demand
is alarming. Because of this, industrailized nations, particularly the
resilient U.S.A, want them to commit to legally binding CO2 targets in
a Post-Kyoto regime (By the way, this is one of the most important
topics to be treated in Bali). New windows of opportunity will be
opened for these 4 countries. terra preta???

Furthermore, the CDM projects in the pipeline of only these 4
countries represent a little bit more than 80% of all the CDM projects
worldwide. There are several reasons behind this and expertise is one
of them. Moreover, in some areas in these countries forests are
already administered in a sustainable manner for some time now or are
in the way to achieve this. And obviously, a terra preta project must
be accompanied with sustainable management of forests.

Tom, I know very well Pro Natura's biochar project. I have been in
contact with them here in Paris. Actually Action Carbone is buying the
Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) of their project in Senegal
through the Voluntary Carbon Market (not CDM). However, it is not a
terra preta project because they are using the biochar produced to
replace traditional charcoal which is used to cook their food with.
So, this brings me to a polemic argument that terra preta might face
sooner or later and also another motive for considering first the
major developing countries I described:

How are you going to dig the biochar in the soil instead of using it
directly to substitute traditional fuels in economically poor regions
where deforestation remains uncontrolled and biomass is their primary
energy source??

I do not know Eco-Carbone and I do not know if both mentioned
organizations are going to Bali. It would be interesting to know what
they think and how they can help.

Everyone's contribution is welcome.

cheers,

Ruy

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Ruy Korscha Anaya de la Rosa
Project Manager
Goodplanet / Action Carbone
Domaine de Longchamp,
Carrefour de Longchamp
75116 PARIS
France
Tel: +33 (0) 1 48 42 76 04
<www.goodplanet.org> <www.actioncarbone.org>
E-mail: ruy at yannarthusbertrand.org ; ruy at actioncarbone.org



On 11/23/07, lou gold <lou.gold at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> I'm in Brazil. I'm not sure where Ruy is located.
> I will try to check it out and report back.
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> lou
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> On Nov 23, 2007 4:11 PM, Tom Miles < tmiles at trmiles.com> wrote:
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> > Pronatura and Eco-Carbone are organizations promoting biochar in Brazil.
> They are both located in Paris. Eco-carbone has CDM projects in Gabon,
> Niger, Mali, China and Russia so they should be quite familiar with paths to
> make biochar eligible for CDM.
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> > http://www.pronatura.org/en/becs.html
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> > http://www.eco-carbone.com/english.html
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> > Are these organizations likely to be in Bali? Can they be enlisted to
> help?
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> > Are other organization that have been active in Brazil engaged in CDM
> discussions about terra preta?
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> > See:
> http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/taxonomy/term/6/9
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> > Regards,
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> > Tom Miles
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> > http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/
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> > From: terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org
> [mailto:terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of
> Ruy Korscha Anaya de la Rosa
> > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 6:05 AM
> > To: Terrapreta
> > Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Bali Media Opportunity
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> > Hello Terrapreta list members,
> >
> > I have been reading this list since its beginning but unfortunately I
> haven't been participative.
> > I think Lou opened the gate for me with his e-mail (cheers Lou), so I
> decided to set the foot in the door.
> >
> > Let me give you a brief introduction of myself:
> > I am Ruy Korscha Anaya de la Rosa, a Mexican passport holder, but most
> relevant: a World Citizen highly concerned about the link between
> sustainable development and global warming and its consequences.
> >
> > I specialized in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto
> Protocol and its opportunities and barriers in Least Developed Countries. I
> have witnessed CDM's complex, slow, expensive and bureaucratic procedures
> from a project developer's view to, currently, a carbon credit buyer's
> perspective. I have followed notably the issue on non-renewable biomass.
> >
> > The two methodologies addressing non-renewable biomass have been recently
> approved by the CDM's Executive Board but, apparently, they now need the
> green light from the Conference-Meeting of the Parties (CMP) next month in
> Bali.
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> > The constant exchange (almost two years now) of several drafts of these
> methodologies and their respective "requests for revision" between the CDM's
> Executive Board, Methodology Panel and submitting parties makes me think
> that a CDM officialy approved terra preta methodology would take ages.
> >
> > I have personally talked about terra preta to a considerable amount of
> carbon market participants and they, despite of not understanding the term
> and how it works, seem interested to know more about terra preta. As Lou
> implies, we should hurry up and indeed put terra preta under the spotlight
> next month in Bali.
> >
> > I am very much interested in including terra preta projects in the Carbon
> Finance Portfolio whether in the CDM or in the Voluntary Carbon Market.
> Therefore I am packing terra preta in my bag and bringing it with me to
> Bali.
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> > Positive energies to all of you,
> >
> > Ruy
> >
> > ------------------------------------------
> > Ruy Korscha Anaya de la Rosa
> >  Project Manager
> >  Goodplanet / Action Carbone
> >  Domaine de Longchamp,
> >  Carrefour de Longchamp
> >  75116 PARIS
> >  France
> >  Tel: +33 (0) 1 48 42 76 04
> >  <www.goodplanet.org> <www.actioncarbone.org>
> >  E-mail: ruy at yannarthusbertrand.org ; ruy at actioncarbone.org
> >
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> > On Nov 23, 2007 1:53 PM, lou gold <lou.gold at gmail.com > wrote:
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> > Hi Everyone,
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> > The Bali meetings to replace or revise the Kyoto protocols will take place
> Dec 3 - 14. These meeting will generate a lot of media attention worldwide.
> And that will also be a great opportunity to connect with bloggers,
> editorial boards, journalists and the like. From what I have read carbon
> capture and sequestration in the soil is NOT ON THE AGENDA.
> >
> > But not to fear. This is a process building toward new protocols and a new
> "carbon economy." Therefore it is extremely important that we enter the
> dialogue. It's a magnificient opportunity to people -- lay and expert,
> public and private -- interested. We need to start crafting our messages,
> pleas, letters to the editor, whatevers and make sure that we crank them out
> during the short period of media spotlight and attention. We need to help
> give terra preta a voice that might move the world from fossil fuel darkness
> into a living and growing light.
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> > Here is the rap at the official site at
> http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_13/items/4094.php
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> > What is expected from the Bali Conference?
> >
> > An international agreement needs to be found to follow the end of the
> Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period, which ends in 2012. In order to
> avoid a gap between then and the entry into force of a new framework, the
> aim is to conclude a new deal by 2009 to allow enough time for ratification.
> >
> > The "Bali roadmap" would establish the process to work on the key building
> blocks of a future climate change regime, including adaptation, mitigation,
> technology cooperation and financing the response to climate change. But it
> would also need to set out the methodology and detailed calendar of work for
> this process.
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