REPUBLIC OF TURKEY Ministry of Environment and Urbanization General Directorate of Environmental Management Climate Change Department Update on Turkey s PMR Project PA9 / 25-27 May, 2014 Cologne
Project Milestones Turkey s MRP approved at the end of May 2013 World Bank project appraisal at the end of September 2013 Review of implementation arrangements, financial management (FM), procurement plan and arrangements Detailed implementation timeline, sequence of activities prepared Implementation Grant Agreement Signed on December 17, 2013 between Turkish Treasury & World Bank Defines the activities funded by the Grant (based on the MRP), implementing agency, eligible expenditures, grant withdrawals, FM, procurement, reporting requirements etc. Complemented by a Disbursement Letter with detailed instructions on the grant withdrawal and disbursement arrangements Seamless transition from Preparation to Implementation Grant activities
Implementation Project First implementation project with legislative enforcement in the field of climate change Timeline: 3 years (2014-2017 June) Budget: 3 million USD Implementation Body: The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, General Directorate of Environmental Management, Climate Change Department
The Project Components Piloting use of MRV Analytical Studies on the use of market based instruments Stakeholder training, consultation, public awareness Establishment of project management unit
Implementation Arrangements Project Implementation unit in the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (MoEU) : In addition to the Ministry s own staff, the Ministry has hired: Project Coordinator Project Assistant Financial Management and Disbursement Specialist
I-MRV Component
MRV System in Turkey Under this regulatory framework Tracking GHGs Emissions there are 3 tracks: Monitoring and Reporting (for Installations) Verification (for Verifiers and Installations) Accreditation (for Verifiers and Accreditation Body) MR - Secondary legislation under preparation by MoEU + stakeholders MRV+A A V - Secondary legislation under preparation by MoEU + stakeholders - Guidance documents under preparation by TURKAK
MRV Legislation in Turkey Turkey sees MRV as the backbone of any future market instrument implementation The regulation on Monitoring of GHGs Emissions (Revised in May 2014) Modeled after the EU ETS MRV regulation Covers industry and energy sectors Monitoring plans submission by October 2014 First Monitoring year 2015 Verified emissions reports in 2016 Covers over 1500 installations at minimum representing 50% of emissions 8
April 12 MRV Legislation January 14 Oct 14 December 14 December 15 April 16 Timeline for Implementation of MRV Regulation 20 months 9 m 3 m 12 months 4 m - Preparation of MR+V legislations Preparation of Monitoring Plans Revised MRV Regulation, May 2014 Approval of Monitoring Plans by MoEU First Monitoring Year by Installations Preparation (and Verification) of Emission Reports in acc. w/mps First Reporting -Preparation and Verification of Emission Reports Capacity building and training activities, establishment of necessary systems, preparation of accreditation legislation Start work today 4 YEARS First emission data
Regulatory framework on Tracking GHGs Emissions Accrediation of Verifiers Step 1: Monitoring Plan Step2: Annual Reporting Candidate Installation fter 2016 Accreditation Monitoring Plan December 2014 GHG Emission Report Competence Verification Body October 2014 Approved Monitoring Plan Verification Body First Reporting in April 2016 (for Emissions in 2015)
Implementation of I-MRV Component
Capacity Building Actitivies Informative and Feedback Meetings with Sectoral Working groups In-depth technical MRV Training course Training arranged for 40 participants from the related Ministries and sector representatives (sectors covered in MRV legislation) In two phases, 27-28 February and 24-28 March 12
Capacity Building Actitivies In-depth technical MRV Training course 1 st Phase: general information about EU-ETS and EU Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (MRR) 2 nd Phase: details of MRR and interactive, sector specific case studies on monitoring plans and emission reports requirements 13
Capacity Building Actitivies In-depth technical MRV Training course 1 st Phase: general information about EU-ETS and EU Monitoring and Reporting Regulation (MRR) 2 nd Phase: details of MRR and interactive, sector specific case studies on monitoring plans and emission reports requirements 14
Implementation Arrangements Pilot I-MRV Implementation in 3 sectors cement, refinery, electricity : Introduction of Pilot I-MRV Programme to Sector Representatives (Cement, Electricity), May 2014 Call for Expression of Interest on Pilot Electricity MRV released, May 2014 Pilot Programme Content Prepared and Timeline Planned, May 2014
MRV Related Actitivies MRR - Secondary legislations and have been prepared and to be published this year Monitoring and Reporting of GHG Emissions Verification of GHG Emissions Related guidelines and templates have also been prepared General guidance for Installations Biomass issues Uncertainty assessment Sampling and analysis Data flow activities and control system 16
Pilot MRV in Electricity Sector MoEU currently preparing TORs for monitoring plans and emission reports Consultant will help with preparation of installationspecific monitoring plans and emission reports Verifiers will provide verification for emission reports Pilot phase to start in August 2014 Monitoring plans for first year and emission reports will be prepared for 3 months Participating installations submit monitoring plans by October 2014 Monitoring of 3 months of emissions at last Q of 2014 Emission reports submitted in February 2015 17
Danke Schön! Project Coordinator: bahar.guclusoy@csb.gov.tr Ministerial Focal Point for the PMR Project: tuba.seyyah@csb.gov.tr yakup.ayan@csb.gov.tr Project assistant: sertac.berber@csb.gov.tr 18