Course objectives of the four training blocs

First bloc - Basics of CO2 management of training & seminars (November 2005)

· Introduce the project: aims, activities, actors, expected results

· Familiarize with the scientific background of climate change

· Be aware of the international framework of climate change policy

· Learn about a CDM programme suitable for China (Austrian example)

· Comprehend the main principles and concepts to identify reasonable CDM projects

· Practice the methodology to set-up a CO2 inventory

· Start developing CO2 inventories in group and homework

Second bloc - Company strategy for CO2 reduction (February 2006)

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

· Present results of homework

· Refine CO2 inventories

· Identify mitigation options to reduce CO2 emissions industry

· Develop a company strategy

· Calculate savings of energy and costs through internal improvements

· Sort mitigation options and differ between conventional options and options suitable for CDM

· Draft a Project Idea Note (PIN) in the framework of the Austrian CDM programme

· Refine PIN as homework

Third bloc - Emission trading (May 2006 in Europe)

· Interact with European actors, experts and institutions in the area of emission trading and CDM during a study tour to Europe

· Understand the practice of emission trading within the CDM framework (Carbon Expo, Cologne)

· Present and discuss Project Idea Notes (PIN)

Fourth bloc – Design of CDM projects (September 2006)

· 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 (PPD)