12
Mitigation activities under development
1
Activity authorization
2
VCM projects under development
4
Cooperative Approaches
Ghana Carbon Market Office (CMO)
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Activity & Impact Tracker
Total Mitigation Activities — 12
Activities Under Article 6.2 — 10
VCM Activities — 2
Under Development — 11
Number of Cooperative Approaches — 3
Number of Article 6.2 Initial Reports — 1
Authorized Activities — 1
VCM Activities — 2
Under Development — 11
Number of Cooperative Approaches — 3
Number of Article 6.2 Initial Reports — 1
Authorized Activities — 1
Sectors — 6
Energy — 5
Transport — 2
Agriculture — 1
Waste — 3
Forestry — 1
Industrial Processes and Products Use(IPPU) — 1
Transport — 2
Agriculture — 1
Waste — 3
Forestry — 1
Industrial Processes and Products Use(IPPU) — 1
Cooperative Approaches
Get Involved
Open an account as an activity participant under Article 6.2 cooperative approach
1. Send a request to CMO to open an account on the GCR via email on cmo@epa.gov.gh
2. CMO replies by informing you to complete the mitigation activity participant/ entity application form and pay the necessary fees.
3. Make the necessary payment, complete, and submit the application form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form.
4. CMO provides you with the account credentials and the procedure for activating the account, via email.
5. Activate the account.
2. CMO replies by informing you to complete the mitigation activity participant/ entity application form and pay the necessary fees.
3. Make the necessary payment, complete, and submit the application form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form.
4. CMO provides you with the account credentials and the procedure for activating the account, via email.
5. Activate the account.
Open an account as VVE/carbon broker/service provider under Article 6.2
1. Send a request to CMO to open an account on the GCR via email on cmo@epa.gov.
2. CMO replies by informing you to complete the mitigation activity participant/ entity application form and pay the necessary fees.
3. Make the necessary payment, complete, and submit the form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form. Provide the following supporting documents:
5. Activate the account.
2. CMO replies by informing you to complete the mitigation activity participant/ entity application form and pay the necessary fees.
3. Make the necessary payment, complete, and submit the form and attach supporting documents using the link provided in the form. Provide the following supporting documents:
- Accreditation of VVE.
- Track record of services provided previously as a carbon broker and
- Engagements as a service provider or experience in project feasibility and development; legal, regulatory, technology and financial analysis.
5. Activate the account.
Open an account as an authorised entity under Article 6.4
Any state entity (Ministries, Departments and Agencies, State Enterprises) and any non- state entity (established corporate bodies, trust bodies, multilateral and international institutions) but not individuals can open accounts as an authorised entity under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement.
The entity shall apply by completing the mitigation activity participant (MAP) application form and submit same with the relevant supporting document to the CMO.
The entity should meet the eligibility requirement established in section 2.3.1 to 2.3.7 of Ghana’s Framework on International Carbon Markets and Non-Market Approaches and pay the necessary fees as outlined in the Framework.
• Approach 1:
Any entity legally registered in Ghana or any jurisdiction, can create an account as an authorised entity and is eligible to receive a Letter of Entity Authorisation (LEA) from the Carbon Market Office (CMO), the Designated National Authority (DNA) of the Mechanism within 4 weeks application as a mitigation activity participant.
The CMO shall then transmit the LEA to the supervisory body of the Mechanism upon payment of the administrative fee for obtaining the LEA in line with Table 6 in Schedule 11 of Ghana’s Framework on International Carbon Markets and Non-Market Approaches.
• Approach 2:
The DNA of the Mechanism grant the LEA to the authorised public or private entity based on the requirements stipulated in Section 5.1.7 of Ghana’s Framework on International Carbon Markets and Non-Market Approaches.
• The CMO shall then transmit the LEA to the supervisory body of the Mechanism upon payment of the administrative fee for obtaining the LEA in line with Table 6 in Schedule 11 of Ghana’s Framework on International Carbon Markets and Non-Market Approaches.
The entity shall apply by completing the mitigation activity participant (MAP) application form and submit same with the relevant supporting document to the CMO.
The entity should meet the eligibility requirement established in section 2.3.1 to 2.3.7 of Ghana’s Framework on International Carbon Markets and Non-Market Approaches and pay the necessary fees as outlined in the Framework.
• Approach 1:
Any entity legally registered in Ghana or any jurisdiction, can create an account as an authorised entity and is eligible to receive a Letter of Entity Authorisation (LEA) from the Carbon Market Office (CMO), the Designated National Authority (DNA) of the Mechanism within 4 weeks application as a mitigation activity participant.
The CMO shall then transmit the LEA to the supervisory body of the Mechanism upon payment of the administrative fee for obtaining the LEA in line with Table 6 in Schedule 11 of Ghana’s Framework on International Carbon Markets and Non-Market Approaches.
• Approach 2:
The DNA of the Mechanism grant the LEA to the authorised public or private entity based on the requirements stipulated in Section 5.1.7 of Ghana’s Framework on International Carbon Markets and Non-Market Approaches.
• The CMO shall then transmit the LEA to the supervisory body of the Mechanism upon payment of the administrative fee for obtaining the LEA in line with Table 6 in Schedule 11 of Ghana’s Framework on International Carbon Markets and Non-Market Approaches.
Open an account as a project developer under VCM
Open a general account
How to create authorised ITMOs under a cooperative approach.
Authorised Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) can be created from activities Inside and Outside the scope of Ghana’s Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Section 3.4 of the Ghana’s Framework on International Carbon Markets and Non-Market Approaches provides the eligibility requirements for creating authorised ITMOs.
Inside the scope NDC: The Programme of Actions (POAs) in Ghana’s Updated NDC have been categorised into Conditional and Unconditional.
a. Conditional POAs:
Mitigation activities inside the scope of the Conditional NDC are NOT ELIGIBLE to create authorised ITMOs for transfer to a Participating Acquiring Party as they are considered not to be additional to the NDC Baselines. These activities form the “no go list” dubbed the “Red List” as the implementation of these mitigation activities would be used by Ghana to meet its NDC target.
b. Unconditional POAs:
Any mitigation activity that belongs to the Unconditional NDC is ELIGIBLE to create authorised ITMOs for transfer to an Acquiring Party.
The conditional actions are considered additional to the NDC baseline. Ghana has carved the “go to or preselected list” dubbed the “Whitelist” out of the conditional NDC actions. Activities belonging to the Whitelist are automatically additional to the NDC baselines thus proponents of such mitigation activities are not required to prove financial and technical additionality to the NDC target.
Outside the NDC:
Any mitigation action that falls outside the scope of Ghana’s Updated NDC is ELIGIBLE to create authorised ITMOs for transfer to a Participating Acquiring Party, ONLY IF the mitigation activity was captured in the latest version of Ghana’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report prepared under an applicable Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines.
Other Requirements: Further to the above, any eligible mitigation activity seeking to create authorised ITMOs under any the cooperative approaches from eligible mitigation activities requires that the mitigation activity to meet the following requirements:
1. Sustainable development benefit and environmental integrity requirement: The mitigation activity must contribute to sustainable development goals or benefits and in addition, must not lead to a net increase in Ghana’s and global emissions within and between NDC implementation periods.
2. Requirement of the Bilateral Agreement under Article 6.2: The mitigation activity or technology must be consistent with the priority areas established in the Bilateral Agreement under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement between Ghana and the Participating Acquiring Party.
3. Legal and regulatory requirements in Ghana: The mitigation activity must comply or meet all the regulatory and legal requirements pertaining to the development of such projects.
4. Alignment to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Positive List: The mitigation activity or technology must align with the requisite CDM Methodological Tool of Positive lists of Technologies.
Inside the scope NDC: The Programme of Actions (POAs) in Ghana’s Updated NDC have been categorised into Conditional and Unconditional.
a. Conditional POAs:
Mitigation activities inside the scope of the Conditional NDC are NOT ELIGIBLE to create authorised ITMOs for transfer to a Participating Acquiring Party as they are considered not to be additional to the NDC Baselines. These activities form the “no go list” dubbed the “Red List” as the implementation of these mitigation activities would be used by Ghana to meet its NDC target.
b. Unconditional POAs:
Any mitigation activity that belongs to the Unconditional NDC is ELIGIBLE to create authorised ITMOs for transfer to an Acquiring Party.
The conditional actions are considered additional to the NDC baseline. Ghana has carved the “go to or preselected list” dubbed the “Whitelist” out of the conditional NDC actions. Activities belonging to the Whitelist are automatically additional to the NDC baselines thus proponents of such mitigation activities are not required to prove financial and technical additionality to the NDC target.
Outside the NDC:
Any mitigation action that falls outside the scope of Ghana’s Updated NDC is ELIGIBLE to create authorised ITMOs for transfer to a Participating Acquiring Party, ONLY IF the mitigation activity was captured in the latest version of Ghana’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report prepared under an applicable Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines.
Other Requirements: Further to the above, any eligible mitigation activity seeking to create authorised ITMOs under any the cooperative approaches from eligible mitigation activities requires that the mitigation activity to meet the following requirements:
1. Sustainable development benefit and environmental integrity requirement: The mitigation activity must contribute to sustainable development goals or benefits and in addition, must not lead to a net increase in Ghana’s and global emissions within and between NDC implementation periods.
2. Requirement of the Bilateral Agreement under Article 6.2: The mitigation activity or technology must be consistent with the priority areas established in the Bilateral Agreement under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement between Ghana and the Participating Acquiring Party.
3. Legal and regulatory requirements in Ghana: The mitigation activity must comply or meet all the regulatory and legal requirements pertaining to the development of such projects.
4. Alignment to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Positive List: The mitigation activity or technology must align with the requisite CDM Methodological Tool of Positive lists of Technologies.
How to seek approval for Article 6.4 Mechanism activities
To be issued with Article A6.4 approval, the mitigation activity developer must ensure that
• The mechanism activity is listed among Ghana’s mitigation programmes approved to be hosted by Ghana (refer to Annex 2 of guidelines) and must be part of Ghana’s conditional, unconditional or outside the scope of Ghana’s NDC mitigation programmes.
• The mechanism activity developer (private or public entity) must have received a letter of authorization from the CMO serving as the DNA of the mechanism. This will enable the activity developer to participate as an activity participant under the mechanism.
• The DNA of the shall issue a support letter to the mechanism activity developer indicating that the activity should contribute to the national sustainable development priorities. The support letter will be made public through the Supervisory Body of the mechanism
• The mechanism activity participant must comply with the baseline approaches and methodological requirements, and additionality and crediting periods
• The mechanism activity participant will then submit a letter to the mechanism DNA seeking for A6.4 letter of approval (LOA).
• An appropriate administrative fee as per Schedule 11 of the guideline will be paid by the mechanism activity participant before the A6.4 LOA is issued.
• The mechanism activity is listed among Ghana’s mitigation programmes approved to be hosted by Ghana (refer to Annex 2 of guidelines) and must be part of Ghana’s conditional, unconditional or outside the scope of Ghana’s NDC mitigation programmes.
• The mechanism activity developer (private or public entity) must have received a letter of authorization from the CMO serving as the DNA of the mechanism. This will enable the activity developer to participate as an activity participant under the mechanism.
• The DNA of the shall issue a support letter to the mechanism activity developer indicating that the activity should contribute to the national sustainable development priorities. The support letter will be made public through the Supervisory Body of the mechanism
• The mechanism activity participant must comply with the baseline approaches and methodological requirements, and additionality and crediting periods
• The mechanism activity participant will then submit a letter to the mechanism DNA seeking for A6.4 letter of approval (LOA).
• An appropriate administrative fee as per Schedule 11 of the guideline will be paid by the mechanism activity participant before the A6.4 LOA is issued.
How to obtain authorization for Article 6.4 ERs
There are two routes to obtaining authorization for Article 6.4 ERs.
The first route ensures that;
• A private or public entity that intends to engage in Article 6.4 mechanism must be legally registered in Ghana or in the international jurisdiction as a mitigation participant as set out in the framework
• The private or public entity (mitigation participant) must request for A letter of Entity Authorization (LEA) from the DNA of the mechanism after which an administrative fee shall be paid as pay schedule 11 of the framework.
• The DNA evaluates the request and issues the LEA for the authorized Entity
• The DNA of the mechanism makes a public copy of the LEA through the Subsidiary Body of the mechanism.
The second route includes:
• If the public or private entity registers in Ghana or any international jurisdiction but does not meet the mitigation participant requirements, the DNA of the mechanism shall grant the LEA authorization based on the requirement in section 5.1.7 of the framework.
• The public or private entity pays for appropriate administrative fees for obtaining the LEA.
• The DNA of the mechanism shall transmit to the Subsidiary body of the mechanism within the same timeframe for producing the LEA to the entity after evaluation of the LEA.
The first route ensures that;
• A private or public entity that intends to engage in Article 6.4 mechanism must be legally registered in Ghana or in the international jurisdiction as a mitigation participant as set out in the framework
• The private or public entity (mitigation participant) must request for A letter of Entity Authorization (LEA) from the DNA of the mechanism after which an administrative fee shall be paid as pay schedule 11 of the framework.
• The DNA evaluates the request and issues the LEA for the authorized Entity
• The DNA of the mechanism makes a public copy of the LEA through the Subsidiary Body of the mechanism.
The second route includes:
• If the public or private entity registers in Ghana or any international jurisdiction but does not meet the mitigation participant requirements, the DNA of the mechanism shall grant the LEA authorization based on the requirement in section 5.1.7 of the framework.
• The public or private entity pays for appropriate administrative fees for obtaining the LEA.
• The DNA of the mechanism shall transmit to the Subsidiary body of the mechanism within the same timeframe for producing the LEA to the entity after evaluation of the LEA.