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Technical guidance for offset project developers. Version 2.0

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The purpose of this document is to assist offset market participants in implementing offset projects for use in the Alberta offset system where the intended final purchaser is a facility regulated... More ≫

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The purpose of this document is to assist offset market participants in implementing offset projects for use in the Alberta offset system where the intended final purchaser is a facility regulated under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation.

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Technical guidance for offset protocol developers. Version 1.0

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The purpose of this document is to assist offset market participants (protocol developers) wishing to develop quantification protocols for use in the Alberta offset system where the intended final... More ≫

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The purpose of this document is to assist offset market participants (protocol developers) wishing to develop quantification protocols for use in the Alberta offset system where the intended final purchaser of offset credits generated is a facility regulated under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation. Alberta's offset market was initiated as a market instrument to support compliance under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation. The Regulation requires all large, industrial facilities in Alberta emitting over 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year to reduce their emissions intensity by 12 per cent per year from their government approved baseline emission intensity.

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Quantification protocol for agricultural nitrous oxide emissions reductions. Version 1.0

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The scope of this protocol is limited to on-farm reductions of emissions from nitrogen sources and fuel use associated with the management of fertilizer, manure and crop residues for each annual... More ≫

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The scope of this protocol is limited to on-farm reductions of emissions from nitrogen sources and fuel use associated with the management of fertilizer, manure and crop residues for each annual or perennial crop type grown. Lands grazed by animals are excluded from this protocol as are greenhouse gas reductions associated with carbon sequestration in the soil and the off-site emission reductions affected by the manufacture and distribution of nitrogen fertilizers. The exclusion of off-site reductions of fertilizer manufacturing increases conservativeness in emission reduction calculations and limits the scope of quantification to those sources, sinks and/or reservoirs for which data are readily available.

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Quantification protocol for energy efficiency in commercial and institutional buildings. Version 1.0

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This document establishes approved methodology for quantifying greenhouse gas emission reductions from energy efficiency measures implemented in commercial and institutional buildings. This... More ≫

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This document establishes approved methodology for quantifying greenhouse gas emission reductions from energy efficiency measures implemented in commercial and institutional buildings. This quantification protocol can be used by project developers to quantify greenhouse gas emission reductions resulting from the implementation of energy conservation measures resulting from changes in management practices and/or actual building improvements in new and retrofit projects. Emissions reductions are calculated as a difference in energy use in the project condition compared to the baseline. New builds are required to establish a baseline based on applicable building codes and a project condition that incorporates changes beyond these minimum standards. Retrofit projects are required to establish a baseline based on a greater of one full calendar year or one full operating cycle of data for actual building operations. Any changes in baseline conditions such as weather or building occupancy...

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Quantification protocol for emission reductions from dairy cattle. Version 1.0

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The scope of the Protocol encompasses the animals, buildings, and land which constitute the biophysical system of a dairy farm. However, because of the complexity of the system, and because of... More ≫

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The scope of the Protocol encompasses the animals, buildings, and land which constitute the biophysical system of a dairy farm. However, because of the complexity of the system, and because of on-going development of other greenhouse gas quantification protocols in Canada, some aspects of the animal/building/land system are simplified or excluded. Withdrawn as of March 31, 2020.

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Quantification protocol for nitrous oxide abatement from nitric acid production. Version 1.0

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This protocol quantifies reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the installation of a dedicated N2O abatement catalyst inside the ammonia burner of a nitric acid plant. This... More ≫

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This protocol quantifies reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the installation of a dedicated N2O abatement catalyst inside the ammonia burner of a nitric acid plant. This protocol applies to projects where the nitrous oxide would otherwise have been released into the atmosphere during the production of nitric acid as it does not have any economic value or toxicity at emission levels typical of nitric acid manufacture.

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Quantification protocol for engine fuel management and vent gas capture projects. Version 1.0

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This protocol quantifies greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions that result from two related activities: the improvement in the fuel efficiency of natural gas combustion engines, and the capture of gases... More ≫

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This protocol quantifies greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions that result from two related activities: the improvement in the fuel efficiency of natural gas combustion engines, and the capture of gases (primarily methane) normally vented to the atmosphere. The quantification approaches for measuring GHG reductions for both components are based on measurement and monitoring and thus provide a high level of accuracy. The protocol is written for those familiar with the operation of natural gas combustion engines and control systems that manage the fuel consumption for these engines.

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Quantification protocol for instrument gas to instrument air conversion in process control systems. Version 1.x

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This protocol serves as a generic ‘recipe’ for project proponents to follow in order to meet the measurement, monitoring, and greenhouse gas quantification requirements for reductions resulting... More ≫

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This protocol serves as a generic ‘recipe’ for project proponents to follow in order to meet the measurement, monitoring, and greenhouse gas quantification requirements for reductions resulting from conversion of instrument gas to instrument air in process control systems. A process flow diagram for a typical project using compressed air to provide pressure to instrument controllers. Upon conversion, all methane that would have been vented will be replaced by compressed air.

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Quantification protocol for the substitution of bitumen binder in hot mix asphalt production and usage. Version 1.0

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This protocol is applicable to projects that involve the substitution of a proportion of the bitumen binder used in conventional hot mix asphalt for a sulphur product that reduces required... More ≫

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This protocol is applicable to projects that involve the substitution of a proportion of the bitumen binder used in conventional hot mix asphalt for a sulphur product that reduces required quantities of aggregate and bitumen, fuel usage due to reduced mix production temperatures and reduces emissions from the hot mix plant stack and paving application.

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Quantification protocol for anaerobic treatment of wastewater projects. Version 1.0

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This protocol is applicable to projects that involve the capture and destruction of methane produced from anaerobic wastewater treatment processes and take actions to prevent the venting of biogas... More ≫

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This protocol is applicable to projects that involve the capture and destruction of methane produced from anaerobic wastewater treatment processes and take actions to prevent the venting of biogas to the atmosphere. These systems could be installed as retrofits or modifications to existing wastewater treatment operations or implemented at new Greenfield facilities as the best available control technology. The feedstock to the anaerobic digestion system may be untreated industrial wastewater or sludge produced from other wastewater treatment processes at the project site.

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