The Group developed and recommended a methodology on LED lighting systems, which may have high relevance for expanded application of the CDM to least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS).
9 November 2010: The report from the October meeting of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Small-Scale Working Group (SSC WG) is now available on the CDM website.
The SSC WG held its 28th meeting from 19-22 October 2010, in Bonn, Germany, to consider matters relating to small-scale CDM projects. The SSC WG considered requests for revisions to, or clarifications of, approved small-scale methodologies, as well as for the creation of new methodologies. In addition, the Group developed and recommended a methodology titled “Substituting fossil fuel based lighting with LED lighting systems.” The methodology includes: several conservative default values to enable simplified determination of baseline emissions; quality requirements for project equipment to ensure continued provision of lighting service; and a simplified survey requirement for the retention rates of project equipment. The group agreed to indicate that the methodology may have high relevance for expanded application of the CDM to least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS). Other recommendations made by the SSC WG to the Executive Board are contained in annexes to the report. [SSC Working Group Report]