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Low Emission Development Strategy Pre-Scoping Mission Assessment– Bangladesh LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PRE-SCOPING MISSION ASSESSMENT– BANGLADESH October 2010 This report was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It was prepared by International Resources Group (IRG). LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PRE-SCOPING MISSION ASSESSMENT– BANGLADESH October 2010 DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS ··················································································································· III CHAPTER 1 – CONTEXT AND APPROACH ······································································· 1 Background ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Objectives ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Methods ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Outline .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 CHAPTER 2 – COUNTRY OVERVIEW ··············································································· 3 Location and Geography ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Population .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Economy ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Government and Politics........................................................................................................................................ 7 Foreign Relations ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 3 – BACKGROUND ANALYSIS ········································································· 8 Government Initiatives and Forums ................................................................................................................. 8 Multilateral and Bilateral Donors’ Activities .............................................................................................. 12 Research Institutes................................................................................................................................................ 13 NGOs ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Companies ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Barriers ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Lessons Learned ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 Gaps ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15 CHAPTER 4 – DETERMINING THE REFERENCE SCENARIO··········································· 17 Activities Pertaining to the Establishment of a LEDS Reference Scenario ..................................... 17 Key Source Categories Based on Most Recent National GHG Inventory ......................................... 20 Gaps in Activities Supporting Establishment of a Reference Scenario ............................................ 22 CHAPTER 5 – ASSESSING POTENTIAL AND ESTABLISHING GOALS ····························· 23 Key Reports on Public and Private Sector Capacity and Barriers ..................................................... 24 Current Status of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency .............................................. 26 Current Land-Use Practices, Policies, and Initiatives that Support Sustainable Land- Use and Forest Management ............................................................................................................. 27 Key Technical, Academic, Government, or Non-Governmental Institutions................................. 28 Gaps In Data and/or Techno-Economic and Market Assessments and Activities ...................... 28 CHAPTER 6 – POLICIES AND PATHWAYS ANALYSIS ···················································· 29 Policy landscape and Roadmaps ..................................................................................................................... 29 low emissions pathway Modeling and Cost Benefit Analysis Activities ......................................... 30 Gaps in data, policy analysis, and modeling activities ............................................................................ 34 CHAPTER 7 – CONCLUSION: SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ···························· 36 ANNEX 1: REFERENCES AND RESOURCES ···································································· 42 Forestry, land use, and agriculture ................................................................................................................. 43 ANNEX 2: DHAKA CONSULTATIONS ············································································· 46 ANNEX 3: KEY ENERGY INFORMATION AND STATISTICS ············································ 48 ANNEX 4: DONOR PROJECTS ························································································ 55 ANNEX 5: LEDS-RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS ······························································· 61 Research Institutes................................................................................................................................................ 61 Networks ................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Private Companies ................................................................................................................................................ 61 Limited Companies ............................................................................................................................................... 62 NGOs - National ...................................................................................................................................................... 62 NGOS - Local ............................................................................................................................................................. 62 ANNEX 6: ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPTIONS ····································································· 63 ANNEX 7: KEY POLICIES ······························································································· 65 Energy and power ................................................................................................................................................. 65 Agriculture ................................................................................................................................................................ 67 Forestry...................................................................................................................................................................... 68 ACRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank APERC Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre BBS Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics BCAS Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies BCSIR Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research BER Bangladesh Economic Review BPC Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation BPDB Bangladesh Power Development Board BPSDB Bangladesh Power Sector Data Book BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee CAIT Climate Analysis Indicators Tool CCSAP Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan CFL Compact Florescent Lamp DESA Dhaka Electric Supply Authority DFID United Kingdom Department for International Development EPA Environmental Protection Agency FDI Foreign Direct Investment FMP Forestry Master Plan INC INC GCC Global Climate Change GDP gross domestic product GERIAP Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction from Industry in Asia and the Pacific Initiative GHG greenhouse gas GoB Government of Bangladesh IAST Inter-Agency Scoping Team ICEA USAID Improved Capacity for Energy Access project IFC International Finance Corporation LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PRE-SCOPING MISSION ASSESSMENT –BANGLADESH III IFRD The Institute of Fuel Research and Development IMF International Monetary Fund LEAP Long-range Energy Alternative Planning LEDS low-emissions development strategies LPG liquefied petroleum gas MPEMR Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources MOEF Ministry of Environment and Forests MRV monitoring, reporting, and verification PBSs Palli Bidyut Samitis PRSP
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