Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Alternative Waste Treatment) Methodology Determination 2015 (Cth)

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

Dated 12 January 2015

Greg Hunt Minister for the Environment

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name of determination 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Duration 5 Definitions 6 Meaning of eligible CFI waste 7 Meaning of separated at the point of generation 8 References to factors and parameters from external sources Part 2—Alternative waste treatment projects 9 Alternative waste treatment projects Part 3—Project requirements 10 Operation of this Part 11 Requirements for a new project 12 Requirements for an expansion project 13 Requirements for a transitioning project Part 4—Net abatement amount Division 1—Preliminary 14 Operation of this Part 15 Overview of gases accounted for in abatement calculations Division 2—Method for calculating net abatement amount 16 Summary 17 Net abatement amount Division 3—Method for calculating activity abatement portions Subdivision A—Activity abatement portions 18 Summary 19 Calculation and accrual of activity abatement portions 20 Activity abatement portions for certain transitioning projects Subdivision B—Calculations relating to baseline emissions 21 Summary 22 Baseline emissions 23 Methane generation potential of degradable organic carbon content in eligible waste 24 Quantity of a waste mix type in eligible waste 25 Quantity of putrescible eligible waste 26 Total quantity of eligible waste received 27 Historic quantity of putrescible eligible waste Subdivision C—Calculations relating to project emissions 28 Summary 29 Project emissions 30 Emissions from fuel 31 Emissions from purchased electricity 32 Emissions from the processing of eligible waste 33 Total quantity of putrescible waste 34 Emissions from composting processes 35 Emissions from anaerobic digesters 36 Volume of methane sent to a combustion device 37 Volume of methane vented due to a major venting event 38 Emissions from combustion devices Division 4—Method for calculating legacy abatement portions 39 Summary 40 Timing of calculation 41 Calculation and accrual of legacy abatement portions Part 5—Reporting, record‑keeping and monitoring requirements Division 1—Offsets report requirements 42 Operation of this Division 43 Determination of certain factors and parameters Division 2—Monitoring requirements 44 Operation of this Division 45 Requirements to monitor certain parameters 46 Consequences of not meeting requirement to monitor certain parameters