---Forum on SHP in China vs CDM was
held on July 14 in Shanghai. Small hydropower is a clean,
green and renewable energy which accounts for more thana
half of the approved Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
projects, contributing greatly to the energy-saving, emission
reduction and our reaction to climate changes. The Forum
aims at adapting to the latest changes of international
rules and to the developing trends of the international
market, exchanging the development experience in small
hydropower Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), sharing
achievements, building consensus in order to promote China's
small hydropower jointly under the context of global climate
changes, and facilitating the better and faster development
of the small hydropower CDM projects. director general
of Hydropower & Rural Electrification Bureau of Ministry
of Water Resources Mr. Tian Zhongxing, Chief of Taihu
Basin Authority Mr. Ye Jianchun presented in the meeting
and gave speeches.
Mr. Tian Zhongxing pointed out that
hydropower is currently the largest renewable energy which
provides 20% of the world's electricity. China has lots
of rivers, and its hydropower potential and technically
exploitable potential rank the first in the world. Among
these, the annual power generation and the installed capacity
of small hydropower accounts for about 30% of the annual
power generation of hydropower. With the development of
the economy, the society needs to change the energy structure
and reduce the carbon emission in order to cope with global
climate change. Since the Kyoto Protocol officially came
into force, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has
been making a big progress in China. The development of
CDM project for hydropower has introduced a lot of funds
for the construction of small hydropower which promotes
the development of small hydropower in China.
He stressed that we should strive for
initiative in the international carbon trading market
and gradually change the low-end position of our CDM for
small hydropower in the international carbon market and
the carbon value chain. Firstly, we must strengthen the
policy guidance of the small hydropower CDM project; Secondly,
departments at all levels of small hydropower CDM should
maintain a close relationship with CDM administration
for better coordinating the development of small hydropower
CDM projects; Thirdly, the industry associations, domestic
carbon trading service platform and other agencies should
actively build the transactions bridges for the small
hydropower CDM projects and train professionals; Fourthly,
the related research and academic institutions should
track the changes in international rules and carry out
the in-depth researches; Fifthly, we should mobilize the
owners' initiative to participate in the development of
small hydropower CDM projects. He hoped that through this
forum, the local authorities of small hydropower will
pay more attention to the guidance of small hydropower
CDM projects and enhance the owners' knowledge on developing
small hydropower CDM projects, so as to promote the exchanges,
communication and cooperation of the involved parties
and stimulate the further development of the small hydropower
CDM projects in China.
Mr. Ye Jianchun pointed out that climate
change is one of the most serious problems the world faces
nowadays and it has caused wide public concern in the
international community. According to Kyoto Protocol which
came into effect in 2005, the developed countries are
responsible for a quantified emission limit which was
legally binding. They can also, according to the Protocol,
carry out cooperation at project level with developing
countries, namely the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
projects, to reduce the cost of domestic emission of the
developed countries and to achieve its target of emission
reduction. This is an innovative mechanism which plays
a positive role both in promoting sustainable development
in developing countries and in helping the developed countries
to fulfill the emission reduction targets. Under the targets
of controlling greenhouse gas emissions, China will reduce
emission by 40%-45% for GDP per unit by 2020-and the proportion
of non-fossil energy will reach 15%. Therefore, the promotion
of circular economy, energy saving and emission reduction
and fully relying on renewable energy is a must to achieve
the sustainable development in China. Small hydropower
is a kind of clean renewable energy and it accounted for
about half of the approved CDM projects in our country.
However, there still remain some external factors that
restrict the process of its development, such as the long
duration for application, complicated procedures, strict
examination, huge amount of application funds and so on.
Hence, nowadays when the issue of climate change gets
increasingly heated, we are more urged to invest more
capitals and technologies for the development of clean
energies such as hydropower and reinforce research and
discussion to explore a unique way for boosting the sound
development of China's small hydropower.
At the forum, the leaders of relative
ministries and experts introduced the latest changes of
CDM international rules and the developing trends of the
international market, management and developing policies
of China's CDM, emissions permission trading, situation
and trends of hydropower CDM and so on. Foreign buyers
of hydropower CDM, representatives of hydropower CDM owners
and the third-party audit institutions introduced the
developing situation of CDM projects and related experience.
The Forum also carried out related exchanges and discussions.
About 60 participantswere present at
the forum, including leaders and experts from Hydropower
Bureau and Taihu Basin Authority of Ministry of Water
Resources, Department of Social Development of Ministry
of Science and Technology, Institute of Global Climate
Change of Tsinghua University, CDM Executive Board members,
the CDM Centre of Energy Research Institute of National
Development and Reform Commission, IN-SHP, Shanghai Environment
and Energy Exchange, Shanghai International Consulting
Co., Ltd. and guests and experts from small hydropower
authorities of related provinces (autonomous regions and
municipalities), research institutions and the International
Hydropower Association.
Director of HRC Ms. Cheng Xialei, and
senior engineer Mr. Zhao Jianda attended the forum. (2010-07-22)
