Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Commercial Buildings) Methodology Determination 2015 (Cth)

Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Commercial Buildings) Methodology Determination 2015 I, Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment, make the following determination.

Dated 14 January 2015

Greg Hunt Minister for the Environment

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Duration 5 Definitions 6 References to factors and parameters from external sources Part 2—Commercial buildings projects 7 Commercial buildings projects Part 3—Project requirements 8 Operation of this Part 9 Information to be included in application for declaration 10 Disposal of equipment Part 4—Net abatement amount Division 1—Preliminary 11 Operation of this Part 12 Overview of gases accounted for in abatement calculations 13 Buildings to be used in calculations 14 Data to be used in calculations 15 Data for renewable electricity generated and consumed onsite at a building 16 Previous NABERS energy rating to be used in calculations Division 2—Method for calculating net abatement amount 17 Summary 18 Carbon dioxide equivalent net abatement amount 19 Abatement for a building in a measurement period Division 3—Calculations relating to baseline emissions 20 Summary 21 Baseline emissions for a building 22 Baseline NABERS energy rating for a building Division 4—Calculations relating to project emissions 23 Summary 24 Project emissions for a building in a measurement period 25 Emissions corresponding to renewable electricity generation at a building in a measurement period Division 5—Calculations relating to minimum abatement amount 26 Summary 27 Minimum abatement amount Part 5—Reporting, record‑keeping and monitoring requirements Division 1—Offsets report requirements 28 Operation of this Division 29 Information that must be included in an offsets report Division 2—Record‑keeping requirements 30 Operation of this Division 31 Record‑keeping requirements Division 3—Monitoring requirements 32 Operation of this Division 33 Requirement to monitor renewable electricity generated and consumed onsite at a building Part 6—Dividing a commercial buildings project 34 Operation of this Part 35 Requirements for division of project