|Environmental Technologies Industries
|Climate Change Report|
|Chapter 1 - Introduction|
|Summary of USIJI Projects |
The U.S. Initiative on Joint Implementation (USIJI) supported the development and implementation of voluntary pilot projects between U.S. and non-U.S. partners that reduce, avoid, or sequester GHG emissions.
The USIJI project portfolio includes 30 projects in the following countries: Belize (2), Bolivia (2), Costa Rica (7), the Czech Republic (1), Ecuador (1), Honduras (3), Indonesia (1), Mexico (4), Panama (1), the Russian
Federation (6), and Sri Lanka (1).
The 30 USIJI projects span four principal sectors: 12 projects are classified as land-use change and forestry projects; 15 are classified as energy projects; two as both energy and waste projects; and one as an agriculture project.
In the energy sector, project activities include fuel switching, energy efficiency improvements, cogeneration, capture of fugitive emissions, and renewable energy. The two multisector projects involve the conversion of biomass waste to energy.
Individual project GHG reduction benefits are expected to accrue over project lifetimes that vary from 10 to 60 years.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1998.