Agenda - Fourth bloc of training & seminars - Yinchuan, September 2006

Fourth bloc of training & seminars (Mon 11th - Fri 15th Sep 2006)

CO2 management and PDD

Course objectives

- Give feedback on homework since first block of training & seminars

- Present results of homework

- Refine Project Idea Notes (PIN)

- Learn to develop Project Design Documents

- Follow-up promising PINs with the development of baseline studies and Project Design Documents

- Get introduced to CO2 management software

Course outline - day 1 (6.5 hours)

time	Topic	Methods	Who
30	Welcome back - content of 4th training	Interaction	Weihs
30	Who is involved in CO2 trading	Presentation	Participant, Krebs
30	What are the actors for a CDM project	Presentation	Participant, Creedy
30	Rank the actors due to their importance for Chinese Project developers	Guided Discussion	Participants, Creedy
60	Presentation of homework PINs of real projects either CDM or CO2 management (10 min each) - 3 presentations	Presentation, discussion	Participants individually
	Lunch
90	Presentation of homework PINs of real projects either CDM or CO2 management (10 min each) - 4 presentations	Presentation, discussion	Participants individually
60	Factors that influence price of certificates - who the buyers really are and what they are prepared to pay		Krebs, Agster
30	Closing Circle		Agster

Course outline - day 2 (6.5 hours)

Time	Topic	Methods	Who
45	Due diligence of CDM projects, approach and experiences	presentation	Krebs, Xin
135	Main steps for a due diligence (view from a buyer) (including presentation of main findings)	Group work	all
	Lunch
90	Presentation of homework PINs of real projects either CDM or CO2 management (10 min each) - 5 presentations	Presentation Discussion	Participants individually
90	Investment cost calculations. What makes a CO2 management project financially feasible	Presentation	Weihs, Agster
30	Closing Circle		Agster

Course outline - day 3 (6.5 hours)

Time	Topic	Methods	Who
180	Introduction to CO2 management software	Presentation, Exercise	Krebs, Agster
	Lunch
90	Presentation of homework PINs of real projects either CDM or CO2 management (10 min each) - 5 presentations	Presentation Discussion	Participants individually
90	Key issues for preparing a PDD and making a project a CDM project	Presentation	Creedy, Weihs
30	Closing Circle		Agster

Course outline - day 4 (6.5 hours)

Time	Topic	Methods	Who
180	Industry case study - CO2 mitigation (incl. financial aspects)	Group Exercise	Hogan, Agster
	Lunch
180	Discuss the practical problems they have encountered in trying to develop CDM projects		All, Weihs moderation
30	Closing Circle		Agster

Course outline - day 5 (3 hours)

Time	Topic	Methods	Who
60	How to reduce the failure rate of CDM projects and poor performance		Creedy
60	Preparation of conference and participants contribution	Presentation	Agster
60	Final discussion & feedback		all
	Lunch