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Annual summary of specified gas emitters regulation

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2009 was the second full year of operations for the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation. This report details the results for 2009 and for the previous program periods.

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Quantification protocol for direct reductions in greenhouse gas emissions arising from changes in forest harvesting practices. Version 1.0

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This quantification protocol describes the process for quantifying annual greenhouse gas emission reductions/removals arising from a change in forest harvesting practice from full tree harvesting... More ≫

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This quantification protocol describes the process for quantifying annual greenhouse gas emission reductions/removals arising from a change in forest harvesting practice from full tree harvesting with tree length hauling and chipping in a wood room at the mill to chipping using portable chippers.

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Quantification protocol for reducing the age at harvest of beef cattle. Version 2.0

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This protocol quantifies decreases in greenhouse gas emissions associated with the raising of beef cattle by reducing the number of days required to get a feeder calf from birth to harvest. This... More ≫

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This protocol quantifies decreases in greenhouse gas emissions associated with the raising of beef cattle by reducing the number of days required to get a feeder calf from birth to harvest. This applies to youthful cattle, or those cattle under 24 months of age. In this context, feeder cattle that spend less time in backgrounding lots, on pasture and in the feedlot result in decreased greenhouse gas emissions. Withdrawn as of March 31, 2020.

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A comprehensive set of interpolated climate data for Alberta

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We present an easily accessible database of interpolated climate data for Alberta that includes monthly, annual, decadal and 30-year normal climate data for the last 106 years (1901-2006), as well... More ≫

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We present an easily accessible database of interpolated climate data for Alberta that includes monthly, annual, decadal and 30-year normal climate data for the last 106 years (1901-2006), as well as climate change projections for the 21st century from 23 general circulation models. The database builds on the Alberta Climate Model and a set of five future projections that are recommended and widely used by Alberta government agencies. We added 15,000 historical and projected climate surfaces that include variables relevant for biological research and infrastructure planning, such as growing and chilling degree days, heating and cooling degree days, growing season length descriptors, frost free days and extreme minimum temperature. The database can be queried through a provided software package ClimateAB. A representative subset of these climate surfaces has been thoroughly checked against observed weather station data. We report error estimate for historical climate data and discuss...

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