Processes

The project applicant submits a Project Application to the Joint Committee. 

If the proposed mitigation activity concept is accepted by both countries, the Joint Committee will issue the Letter of Support and Letter of Intent from Singapore and Papua New Guinea respectively. These letters may specify the conditions that the project applicant should meet in designing the proposed mitigation activity. 

If the proposed mitigation activity concept is not accepted, the project applicant will be informed, along with any reasons for the non-acceptance (if relevant).

 Singapore and Papua New Guinea may request for the submission of other relevant documents not listed above to aid their assessment.

The LOS will have an assurance period of 1 year.  After the assurance period, Singapore reserves the right to withdraw the LOS if there are changes to Singapore’s environmental integrity (EI) EI requirements that affect the project. Changes in EI requirements will be published in Papua New Guinea’s Eligibility List section in this website.

The project applicant submits the completed Project Design Document (PDD) Submission Template to Joint Committee for assessment by Singapore and Papua New Guinea, which will be based on the conditions and requirements in the Implementation Agreement, Letter of Support (LOS) and Letter of Intent (LOI).

After assessment, the Joint Committee will inform the project applicant of the PDD submission outcome.

If the PDD Submission is accepted, Papua New Guinea will issue letter of recommendation and Singapore will reaffirm the earlier issued Letter of Support via an email to the Joint Committee, which will be forwarded to the project applicant. The PDD submission is accepted when:

• There is no change in EI requirement that may affect the project; or

• There is a change in EI requirement after the issuance of the Letter of Support, but the project applicant submits the PDD within the 1-year assurance period

If the PDD Submission is rejected because the project design is not feasible or acceptable, the project applicant will be advised on how to revise their project design (if relevant).

Singapore and Papua New Guinea may request for the submission of other relevant documents not listed above to aid their assessment.

The project applicant submits an authorisation application and the validation report of the proposed mitigation activity to the Joint Committee. Please note that the submission should be made within the validity period of the LOS. After the validity period, NEA reserves the right to withdraw the LOS if there are changes to Singapore’s environmental integrity (EI) requirements that affect the project.

The Joint Committee will assess the proposed activity and inform the project applicant of the outcome.

If the proposed mitigation activity is authorised, the Joint Committee will:

• Forward the letters of authorisation issued by Singapore and Papua New Guinea respectively; and

• Enter the mitigation activity into the register.

The Joint Committee will issue a Joint Statement of Authorisation to the project applicant, and publish the Joint Statement of Authorisation.

After a Joint Statement of Authorisation has been issued, the project “applicant” becomes a project “participant”. Project participants may then register their mitigation activity with the approved International Offset Programme stated in the letters of authorisation and inform the Joint Committee of their registration. They may then begin to implement their project.

If the proposed activity is not authorised, the project applicant will be advised by the Joint Committee on how to revise their project authorisation application (if relevant).

Singapore and Papua New Guinea may request for the submission of other relevant documents not listed above to aid their assessment.

The Project Participant submits an ITMO issuance application to Singapore and Papua New Guinea's Joint Committee.

The Joint Committee sends the application to Singapore and Papua New Guinea separately to determine if the ITMO issuance meets their national requirements. The Joint Committee will inform the project participant of the outcome after assessment.

If the ITMOs are authorised for issuance, Papua New Guinea will issue a Letter of Positive Examination and list the ITMOs in its national registry. Corresponding adjustments will also be made, in accordance with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

If the ITMOs are not authorised for issuance, the applicant will be advised on how to revise their ITMO issuance application (if relevant).

Singapore and Papua New Guinea may request for the submission of other relevant documents not listed above to aid their assessment.