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1 ANNEX R PASSPORT TEMPLATE CONTENTS A. Project title B. Project description C. Proof of project eligibility D. Unique Project Identification E. Outcome stakeholder consultation process F. Outcome sustainability assessment G. Sustainability monitoring plan H. Additionality and conservativeness deviations Annex 1 ODA declarations

2 SECTION A. Project Title [See Toolkit 1.6] Title: Paradigm Cook Stove Programme: Rwanda 01 (TPP- CPA- 01- RWN) Date: 9 th July 2014 Version no.: 03 SECTION B. Project description [See Toolkit 1.6] Project start date: 1/05/2013. This date has been selected as the start date of the CPA as it is the date on which real activity began. Real activity here is defined as the date on which the CPA implementing partner made a purchase order to for cook stoves to be distributed under this CPA. Paradigm Cook Stove Programme: RWN 01 (the project activity or CPA ) is a small scale project activity that will introduce Improved Cook Stoves hereinafter referred to as ICSs or appliances within the terrestrial boundaries of the Republic of Rwanda. The ICSs shall reduce the non- renewable biomass consumption required to provide thermal energy for domestic cooking requirements. The CPA is implemented under the Programme of Activities titled Paradigm Sub Saharan Africa Cook Stove Programme. The said PoA is a voluntary initiative of The Paradigm Project. The project activity shall distribute the Ezy Stove model of ICSs and a technical description of the appliance is provided as follows. Figure 1: EzyStove

3 Table 1: Technical Characteristics of the EzyStove Figure 2: Picture of female household member cooking using the Ezy Stove The ICSs distributed in the project activity are point of use cooking appliances targeted at rural/urban poor households who rely on traditional wood stoves or low efficiency cook stoves in Rwanda. The appliances distributed will reduce non- renewable biomass consumption and in so doing abate GHG emissions. The improved thermal efficiency of the ICSs will reduce fuel consumption, levels of indoor air pollution and the time and effort/money required to collect/purchase fuel. The use of non- renewable biomass for thermal energy generation at the domestic level has numerous adverse environmental, economic and social effects. While the project activity will not completely displace the use of non- renewable biomass, the reduction in the quantities of biomass consumed will have the following sustainable development benefits within the project boundary. Environmental Good Practice: 1. Reduced Indoor Air Pollution 2. Abated GHG emissions throughout the lifetime of the project activity 3. Reduced pressure on forest resources for non woody biomass either as woody biomass directly or in its derivative form as charcoal.

4 Social Aspects 1. Reduced household expenditure on treatment of IAP related illnesses 2. Reduced expenditure/distances travelled to purchase/collect firewood 3. Reduce the domestic burden of women and children (girls) who are often burdened with the collection of wood fuel and cooking. Economic benefits 1. The project activity will stimulate the creation of local jobs for assembly, distribution and maintenance tasks requisite for the implementation of the project activity. SECTION C. Proof of project eligibility C.1. Scale of the Project [See Toolkit 1.2.a] Please tick where applicable:

5 C.2. Host Country [See Toolkit 1.2.b] The proposed CPA shall be implemented within the terrestrial limits of the Republic of Rwanda. The Republic of Rwanda is expressly provided for as a country which can participate in CDM project activities under the List of Non- Annex I Parties to the Convention 1 as the country ratified the Kyoto protocol on 22 nd of July C.3. Project Type [See Toolkit 1.2.c and Annex C] Please tick where applicable: Project type Yes No Does your project activity classify as a Renewable Energy project? Does your project activity classify as an End- use Energy Efficiency Improvement project? Does your project activity classify as waste handling and disposal project? Please justify the eligibility of your project activity: 1

6 The proposed CPA is developed in accordance with the CDM baseline and monitoring methodology AMS- II.G version 5: Energy efficiency measures in thermal applications of non- renewable biomass 2. Eligibility of the project activity is therefore justified as follows: 1. Scale As a small scale Type II project activity the CPA shall distribute a number of improved cook stoves which will generate thermal energy savings equal to or less than 180 GWh 3. This has been calculated in the CPA DD as a maximum of 20,078 cook stoves per year in the crediting period. 2. Host Country: The project activity shall be implemented in the Republic of Rwanda which ratified the Kyoto protocol on July 22 nd 2004 and is on the list of approved non Annex 1 countries which are parties to the convention Type of Project Activity: The proposed CPA is an end- use energy efficiency improvement project activity. The introduction of improved cookstoves as envisioned in the proposed CPA shall reduce the amount of ligneous fuels required to provide thermal energy primarily for cooking in the households which adopt the project technology. The cookstoves distributed as project technologies have improved design features which will allow them to provide the same level of service as was provided by traditional stoves in the baseline scenario. End users in this scenario are defined as the households which adopt the technology. Sales and distribution records shall track names of the household members and serial numbers for each of the ICSs to ensure that the stoves are used within the project boundary. 4. Annex C Transfer of CERs The CME will communicate the transfer of rights through a sticker or hang tag on the packaging and train direct sellers in the importance of pointing out the transfer of carbon rights. We then use product registration through a sales receipt or SMS registration as an effective signature by the end user accepting that they have transferred thei rights in exchange for the subsidy and warranty benefits of the product. 5. PoA Sustainable Development Eligibility Criteria Indicator Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Measurement of user perceptions between old stove and new stove: smoke levels, incidence of coughing, incidence of CPA Compliance with Eligibility Criteria Monitoring of SD Parameter Monitoring surveys for TPP- CPA- 01- RWN will be designed to establish usage perceptions of old and news stoves for the four stated parameters in the eligibility criteria ponse%20ssc%20wg%20provided.pdf?t=m298btl2ytazfdds_jncvbulpozl4sdneag4 4

7 respiratory illness, and incidence of itchy eyes Air quality Livelihood of the poor MDG 4, 5, 7 a & b MDG 1a, 3, 4, 5, 6 b Sustainable development criteria for CPA inclusion The CPA must distribute an improved cook stove model with a thermal efficiency greater than 20% and replace baseline stoves which are either traditional stoves or three stone fires. This will ensure reduced wood fuel consumption with a correspondent reduction in indoor air pollution and hence a decrease in associated health effects of IAP. Time and Money saved from reduced fuel consumption The project will monitor reductions in fuel use against the baseline, as well as time to money spent collecting fuel to determine specific savings. The project will also survey end users on benefits and uses of extra time/income. TPP- CPA- 01- RWN will distribute the Ezy Stove model which has a rated thermal efficiency of 28%. The distribution of these stoves will replace the use of traditional stoves currently used for domestic thermal energy consumption. Monitoring of SD Parameter The monitoring surveys for this CPA shall evaluate the money (and/or time) spent to collect fuel. This CPA monitoring report shall quantify the self- reported reduction in time used to collect fuel wood or the amount of money used to buy wood fuel and or charcoal. Sustainable development criteria for CPA inclusion The CPA must TPP- CPA- 01- RWN will distribute the distribute an Ezy Stove model which has a rated improved cook stove thermal efficiency of 28%. The model with a thermal distribution of these stoves will replace efficiency greater than the use of traditional stoves currently 20% and replace used for domestic thermal energy baseline stoves which consumption. are either traditional stoves or three stone

8 Access to affordable and clean energy services Quantitative employment and income generation MDG 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 MDG 1 fires. This will ensure reduced wood fuel consumption with a correspondent reduction in time/money spent to procure wood fuel. Monitoring of SD Parameter Number of cookstoves sold The project will monitoring sales databases to determine the number of customers with access to clean cookstoves Ezy Life Rwanda will maintain distribution records for the improved cook stoves distributed under this CPA. Sustainable development criteria for CPA inclusion The CPA operator The distribution record described must have clear above shall be in the manner of a Total mechanism s to Sales Record that shall feature the record sales of cook requisite GS TSR components. stoves distributed under this PoA. Monitoring of SD Parameter Number of local jobs created in manufacturing, distribution, and retail The project will track number of full time employees employed for the purpose of this CPA. Ezy Life Rwanda (The CPA implementing partner) will monitor the number of full time employees associated with this CPA. Sustainable development criteria for CPA inclusion The CPA operator Employment records for TPP- CPA- 01- must have clear RWN will monitor the number of mechanism s to people who have been gainfully record the total employed via participation in this CPA number of persons as will be monitored by EzyLife employed in the CPA Rwanda. The record will track only those employees who are in full time employment either on short term or long term contracts for the purpose of distributing cook stoves under this CPA.

9 Was your project previously announced? Pre Announcement Yes No Explain your statement on pre announcement The proposed CPA was not announced to begin operation without the consideration of carbon revenue. C.4. Greenhouse gas [See Toolkit 1.2.d] Greenhouse Gas Carbon dioxide Methane Nitrous oxide C.5. Project Registration Type [See Toolkit 1.2.f] Project Registration Type Regular Pre- feasibility assessment Retroactive projects (T.2.5.1) Preliminary evaluation (e.g: Large Hydro or palm oil- related project) (T.2.5.2) Rejected by UNFCCC (T2.5.3)

10 SECTION D. Unique project identification D.1. GPS- coordinates of project location [See Toolkit 1.6] Coordinates 5 Latitude Longitude Explain given coordinates The project boundary is the physical, geographical site of the efficient systems using the improved cook stove project technology. Therefore the project boundary is all the households which receive and use the ICSs within terrestrial limits of Rwanda. The coordinates referenced above were sourced from the CIA world Fact book which provides an accurate and comprehensive source of information related to the country including its geographical description 6. D.2. Map [See Toolkit 1.6] 5 world- factbook/geos/rw.html 6 world- factbook/index.html

11 SECTION E. Outcome stakeholder consultation process E.1. Assessment of stakeholder comments [See Annex J] [See Local Stakeholder Consultation Report B.5 and insert table from C.3.iii Assessment of all comments. Insert a summary of alterations based on comments] The local stakeholder consultation meetings for the proposed PoA were carried at the programmatic rather than the activity level. An assessment of stakeholder comments has been provided in the PoA passport and design document. The assessment herein provided was solicited from stakeholders in the Republic of Rwanda. Stakeholder comment How do we get the stoves? Will it be individual or go through a cooperative group? Does Paradigm have a manufacturing plant here in Rwanda or will it be imported? Was comment taken into account (Yes/ No)? Yes Yes Explanation (Why? How?) TPP will offer several options: selling individually, group purchasing (payment options) or through Rwanda partners that work with their specific communities. For the EZY stove, it will be imported as components for assembly in country; others will be imported.

12 Is the stove tax exempt? Do you have charcoal stoves? Where is the plan to begin distributing stoves and where is the expansion? In order to be able to answer the environmental impact, need to understand materials of the cookstove Will you ever make the stoves locally? Suggest that Paradigm should work through cooperatives, selling stoves at a wholesale price so that they can make money Is there a way to sell the stoves at a minimum price or promotion price to make them more affordable for the communities? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes We will be pursuing a tax exemption, all are wood burning stoves and we will then pursue to bring in charcoal burning stoves that we will test first. Over the course of the project, we plan to distribute in the whole country. The east will be one area of focus for an early phase distribution system. Most stoves are made from metal as rolled steel, but the JikoPoa is made with clay from Kenya (no clay will be taken from Rwanda) TPP will evaluate if the price and quality and volumes are comparable with importing, then TPP will look to do that. Otherwise, TPP believes that low cost products and creating wealth with assembly, distribution and sale of cookstoves will have a greater positive impact than is possible with local production. Cooperatives are one distribution partner that Paradigm will likely work with. Each cookstove sold will make between $2-4 USD for distributors. So yes, our project will create revenue for distribution partners The role of carbon finance is to subsidize the cost of stoves so we are making the stoves cheaper than they actually are already Alterations: The comments raised from the stakeholder consultation meetings were each exhaustively addressed at the

13 respective meetings. Most of the comments raised touched specifically on the distribution aspects of the PoA. However beyond distribution considerations there have been no alternations made to the design documentation for the proposed CPA. E.2. Stakeholder Feedback Round Please describe report how the feedback round was organised, what the outcomes were and how you followed up on the feedback. [See Toolkit 2.11] The Stakeholder Consultation Report, Non- Technical Project Summary, as well as other project documents were made publicly available through the Gold Standard and UNFCCC websites. All participants who provided addresses were contacted to review the report and submit additional comments during the feedback round. Phone calls were also placed for stakeholders who did not leave or have addresses. Participants who left behind their addresses were send an on the 19 th of October 2012 and introduced to the concept as well as provided with the LSC report, PoA DD, CPA DD and CPA passport. All the other participants who didn t have addresses were called by the CME and informed of the Stakeholder Feedback Round. With a large number of the participants having no access to internet, the CME printed all the documentation and made them available through the local implementing partner. The CME endeavored to reach out to stakeholder to respond to the stakeholder feedback round via calls and s and despite the concerted efforts made stakeholders did not provide any responses that would occasion a change to the design documentation. Below is a snapshot of an used to reach out to participants concerning the SFR:

14 E. 3. Discussion on continuous input / grievance mechanism [See Annex W] Discuss the Continuous input / grievance mechanism expression method and details, as discussed with local stakeholders. Continuous Input / Grievance Expression Process Book Method Chosen (include all known details e.g. location of book, phone, number, identity of mediator) An expression book shall be made available at the following publicly accessible location: Maison de Aigle Blanc Boulevard de l'umuganda P.O Box 1971 Kigali, Rwanda. Justification The expression book shall be developed in a manner that is easy for stakeholders to input comments, grievances or suggestions. The book shall be developed to accommodate English and local languages in the eventuality of illiterate stakeholders there shall be a staff member at the location of the book to record comments from the stakeholder. The CPA operator shall regularly check the expression book to ensure that comments can be addressed as soon

15 Telephone access There shall be established a contact point employed by the CPA implementer whose telephone contacts shall be made publicly available. This contact point shall provide a reference point for stakeholders to communicate suggestions and or grievances immediately without physically travelling to an office to comment in the expression book or to meet with CPA implementers in person. For Rwanda the following contact point has been identified: Mr. Phillip Mulari as possible and where need be specific clarification can be sought from the stakeholder to assess if recommendations have been met in the manner so intended. By using a local contact the stakeholders will be able to communicate grievances or other comments in local languages at their convenience in support of or instead of physically going to sign the expression book. All comments from calls shall be recorded in a special section of the expression book and will be reviewed in tandem with comments raised in the expression book. Internet/ access There shall be established a contact point employed by the CPA implementer whose address shall be made publicly available. This contact point shall provide a reference point for stakeholders to communicate suggestions and or grievances immediately without physically travelling to an office to comment in the expression book or to meet with CPA implementers in person. The CME can be reached directly by contacting Johanna Matocha at Johanna@theparadigmproject.org This will allow stakeholders who are literate and have access to the internet to communicate ideas or grievances without calling or physically signing the expression book. All comments from s shall be recorded in a special section of the expression book and will be reviewed in tandem with comments raised in the expression book. Nominated Independent Mediator (optional) This option has not been selected. This option has not been selected.

16 All issues identified during the crediting period through any of the Methods shall have a mitigation measure in place. The identified issue should be discussed in the revised Passport and the corresponding mitigation measure should be added to sustainability monitoring plan in section G. Expression Book Template: Paradigm Sub Saharan Africa Cook Stove Programme Expression Book The Republic of Rwanda Section 1 Physical Input of Comments to Expression Book Date Comment was received (dd/mm/yyyy) Comment Did the comment solicit a specific action be undertaken? Action Item for compliance with request Date action request was completed (dd/mm/yyyy) Has the matter been concluded? (Yes / No) (Yes / No) 1 2 n Section 2 Comments to Expression Book received from Telephone Calls Date Comment was received (dd/mm/yyyy) Comment Did the comment solicit a specific action be undertaken? Action Item for compliance with request Date action request was completed (dd/mm/yyyy) Has the matter been concluded? (Yes / No) (Yes / No) 1 2 n Section 3 Comments to Expression Book received from s Date Comment was received Comment Did the comment solicit a specific action be Action Item for compliance with request Date action request was completed Has the matter been concluded?

17 (dd/mm/yyyy) undertaken? (dd/mm/yyyy) (Yes / No) (Yes / No) 1 2 n SECTION F. Outcome Sustainability assessment F.1. Do no harm Assessment [See Toolkit and Annex H]

18 Safeguarding Principles Description of relevance to my project Assessment of my project risks breaching it (low/med/high) Mitigation Measure 1 HUMAN RIGHTS The project respects internationally proclaimed human rights including dignity, cultural property and uniqueness of indigenous people. The project is not complicit in Human Rights abuses. The project technology is not an alien concept to the people within the communities in which the CPA will be implemented. This is particularity evident because the project activity will only seek to reduce ligneous fuel consumption as an improvement on baseline technologies which already consume ligneous fuels. This is the only marked social change the project activity will create therefore the project will not adversely impact on the human rights of community members in the CPA boundary. low N/A 2 HUMAN RIGHTS The project does not involve and is not complicit in involuntary resettlement. Participation in the CPA is entirely voluntary with participants electing to participate by voluntary purchase and use of the improved cook stove technology. Furthermore the project boundary is defined as the households in which the ICSs are used the project activity has no land utility which would require displacement or resettlement of community members. low N/A

19 3 HUMAN RIGHTS The project does not involve and is not complicit in the alteration, damage or removal of any critical cultural heritage. Cultural heritage is defined as is the legacy of physical artifacts (cultural property) and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations 7. The use of improved cook stoves has no adverse impacts on cultural heritage. low N/A 4 LABOUR STANDARDS The project respects the employees freedom of association and their right to collective bargaining and is not complicit in restrictions of these freedoms and rights The project generates employment through assembly and sales of cookstoves. The project respects all employees freedom of association and does not restrict these rights. The CME shall use registered charter partners as distribution partners for the CPA in Rwanda. This entity EzyLife Rwanda is bound to the legal provisions of LAW N 13/2009 OF 27/05/2009 Regulating Labour In Rwanda. This law recognizes the International Labour Convention n 98 of July 1st, 1949 which recognizes the rights of employees to organize and collective bargain. The rights of employees under international treaties if further low N/A 7

20 recognized under the Rwandan LAW N 51/2001 OF 30/12/2001 ESTABLISHING THE LABOUR CODE. Any actions against these provisions are outlawed and subject to criminal or civil legal sanction. The CME reserves the right to disengage with EzyLife Rwanda for any violations of law including any actions that contravene the provisions of the two laws with regard to collective bargain and the right of employees to organize. 5 LABOUR STANDARDS The project does not involve and is not complicit in any form of forced or compulsory labour. Participation in the project is voluntary; no forced or compulsory labour is employed by the project. The labour code of Rwanda strictly and expressly criminalizes any forced labour under Article 4. The CME reserves the right to disengage with EzyLife Rwanda for any violations of law including any actions that contravene the provisions of the labour code or any other criminal activity. low N/A

21 6 LABOUR STANDARDS The project does not employ and is not complicit in any form of child labour. The project does not employ and is not complicit in child labor. The Rwandan Labour code illegalizes and employment of children below the age of fourteen. The CME however will not endorse the use of any children for this project activity who have not attained the age of majority herein defined as 18 years old. low N/A 7 LABOUR STANDARDS The project does not involve and is not complicit in any form of discrimination based on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other basis. The project does not involve any form of discrimination based on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other basis. Article 12 of the Rwandan Labour code prohibits any discriminatory practices in employment of persons based on race or ethnicity, colour, sex, religion or political opinion. The CME has the reserved right of disengaging with EzyLife Rwanda for any violations of this legal provision or from sexual discrimination which is not provided for in the act. low N/A 8 LABOUR STANDARDS The project provides workers with a safe and The assembly and importation of cookstoves involves light low N/A

22 healthy work environment and is not complicit in exposing workers to unsafe or unhealthy work environments manual labor with minimal health or safety risks. The Republic of Rwanda has express provisions outlawing any employer from any activities that expose or confine workers to dangerous work environments. The CME reserves its right of disengaging with EzyLife Rwanda for any violations of this legal provision. 9 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The project takes a precautionary approach in regard to environmental challenges and is not complicit in practices contrary to the precautionary principle. This principle can be defined as: When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. The project does not pose a threat to human health or the environment. The project aims to improve health through reducing levels of indoor air pollution and improve environmental conditions by reducing deforestation and land degradation. low N/A 10 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION The project does not involve and is not complicit in significant conversion or degradation of critical natural habitats, including those that are (a) legally protected, (b) officially Natural habitats will not be degraded or converted through the use of the stove. The project will reduce demand for wood fuel. low N/A

23 proposed for protection, (c) identified by authoritative sources for their high conservation value or recognised as protected by traditional local communities 11 ANTI- CORRUPTION The project does not involve and is not complicit in corruption. The project is not involved or complicit in corruption. low N/A Additional relevant critical issues for my project type Description of relevance to my project Assessment of my project risks breaching it (low/medium/hig h) Mitigation Measure 1 N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A N/A N/A F.2. Sustainable Development matrix [See Toolkit and Annex I] Insert table as in section D3 from your Stakeholder Consultation report (Sustainable Development matrix).

24 Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score Gold Standard indicators of sustainable development If relevant, copy mitigation measure from Do No Harm assessment, and include mitigation measure used to neutralise a score of - Check mdg and r.org Describe how your indicator is related to local MDG goals Defined by project developer Negative impact: score - in case negative impact is not fully mitigated, score 0 in case impact is planned to be fully mitigated No change in impact: score 0 Positive impact: score + Air quality Water quality and quantity n/a n/a MDG Goal 7, Target 9 MDG Goal 5, Target 6 MDG Goal 4, Target 5 MDG Goal 6, Target 8 (progress toward reducing COPD and pneumonia) MDG Goal 7, Target 10 Measurement of user perceptions between old stove and new stove: Perceived smoke levels, Incidence of coughing, Incidence of itchy eyes n/a + Positive 0 Neutral Soil condition n/a MDG Goal 7, Target 9 Other pollutants n/a MDG Goal 7, Target 9 Biodiversity n/a MDG Goal 7, Target 9 Quality of employment Livelihood of the MDG Goal 1, Target 1 MDG Goal 3, n/a Target 4 (where skill and business training for women) n/a MDG Goal 1, Target 1 n/a n/a n/a Hours of training of local employees Time and Money saved from reduced fuel consumption 0 Neutral 0 Neutral 0 Neutral 0 Neutral + Positive

25 poor Access to affordable and clean energy services n/a MDG Goal 8, Target 18 Number of cookstoves sold + Positive Human and institutional capacity n/a MDG Goal 7, Target 9 Change in income and asset distributions by region, ethnicity, religion, and socio- economic groups 0 Neutral Quantitative employment and income generation n/a MDG Goal 1, Target 1 Number of local jobs created in manufacturing, distribution, and retail + Positive Balance of payments and investment Technology transfer and technological self- reliance n/a n/a MDG Goal 1, Target 1 MDG Goal 1, Target 1 and 2 Value of retail margin of all stoves, value of imported stoves, foreign investments made in project Number of people trained in local stove assembly and testing; Rates of adoption of new stove technologies 0 Neutral 0 Neutral Justification choices, data source and provision of references (Positive Score) Air quality The project has and will continue to identify and test stoves that burn less fuel and that improve fuel combustion, thereby reducing the amount of smoke and harmful pollutants released in participants households in comparison with traditional stoves. The project will also educate consumers on the importance of cooking outside and using dry wood to further reduce the incidence of indoor air pollution. The project scores positive for this indicator. Multiple studies have detailed the harmful health effects of indoor air pollution from open cookstoves in East Africa and worldwide. Reference: Bruce, N., Perez- Padilla, R., Albalak, R., Indoor air pollution in developing countries: a major environmental and public health challenge. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 78, Water quality and quantity (Neutral Score) Fuel- efficient cookstoves make water treatment easier and more affordable for stove users. Because this is an added benefit of cookstoves that would require additional and

26 costly monitoring to measure accurately, the project has scored this indicator neutral. Reference: Gilman, R. H., Skillicorn, P., Boiling of drinking- water: can a fuel- scarce community afford it? Bull World Health Organ 63(1), (Neutral Score) Soil condition Reduced fuel consumption correlates to reduced deforestation and land degradation, which protects soil. However, it would be difficult to monitor and measure this factor in comparison to the baseline of traditional stoves and establish a direct correlation between soil quality and cookstove benefits. We have therefore scored the project neutral for this indicator. Reference: Other pollutants Pimentel D., Dazhong W., Eigenbrode S., Lang H., David E., Karasik M., Deforestation: Interdependency of Fuelwood and Agriculture. Oikos 46(3), (Neutral Score) The project is unlikely to have a material effect on participants exposure to other pollutants besides the reduction of indoor air pollutants. The project is scored neutral for this indicator. Reference: Biodiversity Smith, K., Mehta, S., Maeusezahl- Feuz, M. (Eds.), Ch.18 Indoor Air Pollution from Household use of Solid Fuels. World Health Organization, Geneva. (Neutral Score) Reduced fuel consumption correlates to reduced deforestation, which protects biodiversity. However, due to the difficulty in monitoring and measuring this factor in comparison to the baseline of traditional stoves, we have scored the project neutral for this indicator. Reference: Quality of employment Rwanda Environmental Management Authority. 4th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity. May (Neutral Score) The project will invest in establishing partnerships and developing materials to facilitate sales and business training for entrepreneurs. By transmitting these skills, it is possible that the project will improve quality of employment, but the project scores this indicator neutral because there is no guarantee that the quality of employment will improve. Reference:

27 Pal, R.C., Sethi, K.S., Improved cookstove technology for rural livelihoods for women: sharing experiences from Haryana India. Boiling Point, Livelihood of the poor (Positive Score) For families that purchase fuelwood and/or charcoal, access to efficient cookstoves will reduce time and money spent collecting fuel, resulting in more disposable income and time to spend on other income generating activities. The project scores positive. Reference: Gupta, C.L., Role of renewable energy technologies in generating sustainable livelihoods. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 7, Access to affordable and clean energy services (Positive Score) The project seeks to provide affordable, cleaner cookstoves at a large scale. Carbon finance will make the stoves affordable for poor families. As noted above, adoption of efficient cookstoves will improve air quality and result in time and money savings for participating households. The project scores positive and will be monitored throughout the project period Reference: Human and institutional capacity Prasad G. Improving Access to Energy in Sub Saharan Africa. Current Option in Environmental Sustainability. Vol 3, Iss 4. September (Neutral Score) Trainings in stove testing, assembly and marketing will be provided as part of the project. Despite an overall attempt to build capacity in the cookstove sector, this is not a focus of the project and it would be difficult to accurately measure the impact on institutional and human capacity as a direct result of project activities. The project scores this indicator neutral. As a member of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, The Paradigm Project supports industry best practices and initiatives to build capacity in the cookstove sector. Reference: The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstove. Igniting Change Quantitative employment and income generation (Positive Score) Participation in value chains for the production and distribution of efficient cookstoves are an important benefit of the industry. However, the project believes that job creation is a secondary goal of the project, while providing lower cost, high quality products to end

28 users is the primary goal. The project rates this indicator as positive. Reference: Access to investment Karekezi S. Renewables in Africa: Poverty Alleviation Instrument? AFREPEN (Neutral Score) The Project purchases all product components internationally, with some products locally assembled. As a result, there is an international transfer of payments from the project activity to China for the EZY stoves. However, these transfers result external to the project boundary and are part of global agreements. The project also seeks investment to bring to local business. The project scores this indicator as neutral. Reference: Technology transfer and technological self- reliance Paradigm Project organizes and manages manufacturing and sales. Contact information for the Paradigm Project is available in PDD Annex 1. (Neutral Score) A primary focus of the project is developing local, sustainable supply chains for the distribution of clean cookstoves. The project also works with local communities to select and improve products based on user feedback over time. Manufacturer records, and informal discussions, have not indicated any transfer of technology. This indicator is scored neutral. Reference: Paradigm Project organizes and manages manufacturing and sales. Contact information for the Paradigm Project is available in PDD Annex 1. SECTION G. Sustainability Monitoring Plan [See Toolkit and Annex I] Copy Table for each indicator No 1 Indicator Mitigation measure Air Quality N/A Repeat for each parameter

29 Chosen parameter Current situation of parameter Estimation of baseline situation of parameter Future target for parameter Perceived smoke levels, incidence of coughing, and incidence of itchy eyes. Field surveys have repeatedly demonstrated that the use of traditional stoves is associated with high emissions of suspended particulate matter. Households aren t able to easily quantify exact levels of total suspended particulate matter but are often cognizant of the impact of the use of these stoves on levels of smoke. The baseline situation is described in the current situation above. Improved user perceptions between old stove and new stove: indicating reduction of smoke levels, incidence of coughing, incidence of respiratory illness, and incidence of itchy eyes Way of monitoring How Closed questionnaire interviews during monitoring surveys. When By who Annually Trained monitoring survey team No 2 Indicator Mitigation measure Livelihood of the Poor N/A Repeat for each parameter Chosen parameter Current situation of parameter Money (and/or time) spent to collect fuel. CPA monitoring reports shall quantify the self- reported reduction in time used to collect fuel wood or the amount of money used to buy wood fuel and or charcoal. Estimate of the current time it takes to collect fuel wood vary across Host Countries however it has generally been acknowledged from numerous reports that women and children in particular travel long distances to source fuel wood with estimates varying from just over one hour to 4 hours 8. Households in urban areas are more inclined to purchase ligneous fuel such as woody biomass and charcoal as compared to the option of collecting it which is common in rural areas. It is in this population group (urban and peri- urban households) that the impacts of increasing wood fuel consumption (either directly 8 SOCIAL IMPACTS OF WOODFUEL COLLECTION AND USE

30 or in its derivative form as charcoal) has a demonstrable impact on increasing fuel prices 9. In the baseline scenario, the estimation of time or money spent collecting fuel can only be accrued from household interviews with the persons who a directly responsible for collecting or buying the fuel typically women and children. Estimation of baseline situation of parameter Future target for parameter The baseline situation is described in the current situation above. The project technology will reduce levels of ligneous fuel consumption which will have a correspondent decrease in the amount of time or money spent on acquiring wood fuel. Way of monitoring How Closed questionnaire interviews during monitoring surveys. When By who Annually Trained monitoring survey team No 3 Indicator Mitigation measure Access to affordable and clean energy services N/A Repeat for each parameter Chosen parameter Current situation of parameter Change in Energy use as monitored by the number of improved cook stoves sold. Access to Improved Cook Stove technology is difficult to accurately quantify across Sub Saharan Africa because not all governments in the region provide national statistics in this regard. This is indeed not just an African dynamic as only 67 of 140 developing countries had quantifiable data on market penetration rates or use of Improved Cook stoves 10. Estimates as recent as 2007 describe a situation where a meager 4% of the total number of households globally which use Improved Cook Stoves are in Sub Saharan Africa 11. Rwanda has a 9 Energy Security: service/stream/asset/?asset_id= Distribution of people with access to ICS by developing regions, 2007: service/stream/asset/?asset_id=

31 relatively higher percentage at almost 52% of the total population using improved cook stoves 12. Estimation of baseline situation of parameter Future target for parameter The baseline situation is described in the current situation above. The proposed PoA shall implement multiple SSC CPAs which will each distribute as many improved as the small scale eligibility criteria 13 for the selected baseline and monitoring methodology AMS- II.G will permit and by doing so proactively participate in increased market distribution of Improved Cook stoves in the Sub Saharan African region 14. Way of monitoring How Distribution records for CPAs included in the PoA. When By who Annually CME No 4 Indicator Mitigation measure Quantitative employment and income generation N/A Repeat for each parameter Chosen parameter Current situation of parameter Estimation of baseline situation of parameter Number of local jobs created in manufacturing, distribution, and retail The average unemployment rate in the Sub Saharan Africa region in 7.9% with vulnerable employment at nearly 70 per cent of all employment growth in Sub- Saharan Africa since The last reported unemployment rate in Rwanda stood at 30% 16 The baseline situation is described in the current situation above. 12 The Paradigm Project: Rwanda Baseline Report GWh: ponse%20ssc%20wg%20provided.pdf?t=u3h8btlzy3i0fdbgwjkitb8r2x8u4zvxzani on/wcms_ pdf 16 rate

32 Future target for parameter The implementation of the proposed PoA shall create jobs in the assembly and distribution of Improved Cook stoves. This will alleviate the vulnerability of underemployed or unemployed community members in areas where CPAs shall be implemented. Way of monitoring How Employment records for this CPA. Employment records for this CPA will monitor the number of people who have been gainfully employed via participation in this CPA. This will be a function of the CPA implementing entity in Rwanda. The record will track only those employees who are in full time employment either on short term or long term contracts for the purpose of distributing cook stoves under the CPA. When By who Annually CME Additional remarks monitoring Specific monitored parameters in relation to the baseline and monitoring methodology AMS- II.G have been documented in the CPA DD and shall be further accounted for in the CPA monitoring report. SECTION H. Additionality and conservativeness This section is only applicable if the section on additionality and/or your choice of baseline does not follow Gold Standard guidance. H.1. Additionality

33 [See Toolkit 2.3] As an SSC PoA the demonstration of additionality for the proposed PoA is based exclusively on the Guidelines on the Demonstration of Additionality of Small- Scale Project Activities as per the provisions of Annex 27 of EB 68 Version 09.0.The guidelines offer two approaches for which additionality can be demonstrated. Paragraph 2 of the guidelines clearly indicates that SSC projects are exempt from a barrier analysis where the PP can prove that the project technology meets the requirements created for a set list of positive technologies which are automatically additional. The CME shall demonstrate additionality based on the specific provisions of Paragraph 2 (c) which provides the following: Project activities solely composed of isolated units where the users of the technology/measure are households or communities or Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and where the size of each unit is no larger than 5% of the small- scale CDM thresholds; Project activities solely composed of isolated units The users of the technology/measure are households or communities or Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) The size of each unit is no larger than 5% of the small- scale CDM thresholds Having fully demonstrated the compliance of the project activity with the three stated eligibility criteria, the project technologies are hence considered automatically additional. H.2. Conservativeness [See Toolkit 2.2] The proposed CPA shall be based on the approved baseline and monitoring methodology AMS- II.G version 05 tilted Energy Efficiency Measures in Thermal Applications of Non- Renewable Biomass. The stated methodology is an approved methodology under the Gold Standard Annex AD. The principle of conservativeness: Values for baseline emissions vary depending on several factors for any given CPA included in the proposed PoA. These factors include varying thermal efficiencies for the different types of improved cook stoves and different values for baseline ligneous fuel consumption which may vary given different traditional cooking practices and meals. The principle of conservativeness shall be strictly applied in the analysis of the baseline word fuel or charcoal consumption.

34 ANNEX 1 ODA declaration [See Toolkit Annex D]