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Explore typologies, treatments, and case studies on suppressed demand to achieve sustainable development goals at the UNFCCC workshop led by a consortium of experts. Delve into methodologies addressing rural electrification, energy use in agricultural processing, and thermal performance improvements. Draw conclusions on emissions reduction, predictive tools, timelines, and more.
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Operationalising suppressed demand Steve Thorne and other consortium members Sustainable Development Methodologies workshop, UNFCCC Bonn 24th and 25th March 2012
Contents • Consortium (Gold Standard, NIRAS, Perspectives, SouthSouthNorth Africa) • Typologies • Treatment • Case studies for methodologies • Some conclusions
Typologies • Suppressed demand is all about service levels and estimating what is required to reach them. • 3 - types identified so far: • No livelihoods increase minimum service levels; • Livelihoods increasing introduction of RE tech Sufficiency Service Level; • Livelihoods increasing introduction of EE tech in attaining Suffiency Service Level. • Others?
Treatments of typologies • Establishing Service Levels; • Establishing baseline scenarios (fuel/technology); • Establishing energy required in project and baseline; • Emissions calculations may make use of ex-post calculations/standards/predictions; • Simple monitoring.
Case study 1 Thermal performance in dwelling structures (SSNA) • Project case study is thermal performance improvements of new and existing low income structures; • Where the suppressed demand is in unmet demand for attaining heated thermal comfort • This is typology 3; • Service level is attaining 21o C (as per lowest level on bioclimatic chart) during non sleeping occupancy periods.
Case study 1: Thermal performance in dwelling structures • The treatment is to calibrate a predictive tool to estimate the quantity of heat required to reach thermal comfort; • Monitoring of each class of dwelling structure in each climatic zone to establish occupation and technologies are in place.
Thermal Performance: Insulated ceiling installation - Public Works
Case Study 2: Rural electrification and energization (NIRAS) • The methodology is focusing on rural electrification and energization based on field work in Malawi. • The project is supported by Malawian DNA. • Suppressed demand is primarily an issue for rural areas, i.e. people have limited access to lighting, electricity for cooling purposes and communication. • Improving access to electricity results in improved livelihood.
Case Study 2: Rural electrification and energization (NIRAS) • Typology 1 defines the pre-project situation. • The methodology will propose minimum service level for different consumer groups ( households , dispensaries, schools etc.) and types of end use. • The minimum service levels is based on an evaluation of different type of services – over time this can improved further. • Cap the carbon credits to minimum service level.
Case Study 2: Rural electrification and energization (NIRAS) Photo : Chinansi Foundation and NIRAS, December 2011, Malawi Dispensary, Malawi – Suppressed demand is expressed by use of kerosene lamp and lack of refrigerator to store medicine.
Case Study 3: Energy use in the processing of agricultural products (Perspectives) • The Methodology is for the supply of energy for the mechanical transformation of products (milling, extraction, separation, etc.) based on field work in Benin (concrete project by GERES). • Suppressed demand: either (i) no access to energy (no electricity grid) or (ii) insufficient access (e.g. affordability of diesel). • Local mechanical processing avoids wastes, reduces exhausting work, increases the added value at farmer level.
Case Study 3: Energy use in the processing of agricultural products(Perspectives) • The project is of typology 1 with non-existing, insufficient or even declining level of pre-project service. • Minimum Service Level (MSL): enough mechanical energy to process products – for own needs and minimum to be sold - based on the community size (to be defined). • Total power supplied capped for user groups (entrepreneur or cooperative): 16-20 hp engines.
Case Study 3: Energy use in the processing of agricultural products(Perspectives) • Suppressed demand in Benin: the mechanical extraction of palm oil replaces the labor-intensive manual processing.
Some conclusions • GS (capped) - CDM (uncapped); • MSL and SSL is sometimes difficult and potentially political; • Materiality of emissions reduction increases? • Timelines to acheive MSL or SSL; • Predictive tools and models need attention; • Aim to retain operational simplicity; • Suppressed demand, sustinable development and geographical equity; • NAMAs and New Market Mechanisms?
Thank-you from our consortium • Contacts: • Meinrad Buerer: Gold Standard • Morten Pedersen: NIRAS • Alberto Galante: Perspectives • Steve Thorne: SouthSouthNorth Africa