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European Office- Michalska 12 in response to the uenos Aires Plan of Action, which calls for the Parties to

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(420 2) 224-21-5303 Phone COP-6, the Center for Clean Air Policy created its CDM Dialogue. The

(420 2) 224-22-9770 Fax Dialogue was designed to bring together high-level delegates from a mix of

Governor Tony Earl* European Union,, Umbrella Group and developing countries, providing these

Quarles & Brady delegates with a fo~rum to discuss CDM design issues in an informal and off-ChairmnanI

Commssiner obet Shnn-the-record way. The Dialogue group held three meetings during the year

New Jersey DEP 2000 to set the stag e for COP-6 and beyond. Over the span of the three

Vice-Chairmain meetings, the participants included over 45 delegates from 21 countnies as

Ned Helme well as rpentivsfrom the UNFCCC Sceaitndthe FudtoExecutrve Director rersnaIve

for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD). Staff from

Board ofDirectors the Center and FIELD produced a total of 15 papers that provided the

Frank Cassidy foundation for the discussions and that were distributed to all participants as

PSEG Power well as invitees who were unable to attend the meetings. Issues discussed

Congressman Jim. Cooperinld:Equitable Securities Corporationin ld :

William DavisNiagara Mohawk Power Corporation * The terms of reference for the Executive Board and Operational Entities

David G. Hawkins .SnsadteCM rjc lgbltlaae n emnneiseNatural Resources Defense Council Snsadtelgbltekgadpraeceius

Dr. Mark Levine . En~uring the trnecofpject baselines under the CDM

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory * A prompt str fo h D:Implementing the CDM after COP6

Jim Maddy' * Project eligibility and the CDM: A "positive" or priority listNational Park Foundation

Andy T. Mangan * Fungibility and banking of CERsApplied Sustainability * A unilateral aprach to project deelopment and financing

Dr. Bert Metz * The surcharge oin the proceeds from CDM activitiesNetherlands National Institute of r i h itiuin poetPublic Health and the Environment n quity integeographic ditiuinof poet

Senator Gaylord Nelson"-The Wilderness Society The CDM Dialogue was highly successful in helping delegates to discuss

Secretary Mary' D. Nichols and find comimoA ground on a number of important CDM design issues. The

The Resources Agency of California prcswaeseilyefcieihepntengoaostodieaCD

Secretary Jane T. Nishida rcs a seilyefetv nhligteneoitrtodfn D

Maryland Department of the Environment institutional structure that would ensure the environmental integrity of the

D. Louis Peoples CDM yet not be overly bureaucratic, to understand the many difficult issues

William G. Rosenberg related to forestry and land use activities, and to think through how the

E~~ Ventures ~CDM might be established promptly after COP-6. In addition, the process

Ronel Russell P has been a valuable resource to developing country negtaosnisusf

Conrad Schneider particular concern to them, such as the geographic distribution of projects,

Clean Air Task Force the fungibility of CERs and the "share of proceeds" surcharge for adaptation

Governor Tommy Thompson funding. The ultimate results of the three meetings were reflected in a series

Wisconsin of six final CDM Dialogue papers that were distributed broadly at COP-6.Victoria J. Tschinkel'Landers & Parsons

-Executzve Committee memberMem her Emeritus

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At the demand of the participants, the CD Dialogue will be continued for another year to lay

additional technical groundwork for the ngotiations at COP-6bis and COP-7. The countries that

will participate during the second year of the CDM Dialogue are expected to include the

following:

EU Umbrella [ Non-Annex I

Belgium Australia Argentina Mexico

Denmark Canada Bolivia Nigeria

-- European Commission- I - apan--- Brazil -Peru --

France New Zealand Chile Republic of South Korea

Germany Norway Colombia Senegal

Netherlands US (tentative) Indonesia South Africa

Sweden Jamaica Tuvalu

UK Malaysia Zimbabwe

For additional information about this pr Di ect, please contact Ned Helme, Executive Director, or

Catherine Leining, Senior Policy Analyst, at (202) 408-9260.