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Quantification protocol for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fed cattle. Version 4.0

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Agricultural activities, including the production of livestock, result in greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. This protocol is applicable to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in beef... More ≫

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Agricultural activities, including the production of livestock, result in greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. This protocol is applicable to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in beef cattle and addresses digestion and manure storage/handling sources of livestock greenhouse gas emissions. The protocol allows users to quantify greenhouse gas reductions using scientifically-valid methodology and emission factors resulting from alterations in feeding strategies and other technologies in backgrounding (in confined feeding) and finishing feedlot stages of beef cattle in Alberta.

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Specified gas reporting standard

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The Specified Gas Reporting Standard details who is required to report specified gas emissions and how the information is collected. Facilities that are subject to reporting requirements under the... More ≫

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The Specified Gas Reporting Standard details who is required to report specified gas emissions and how the information is collected. Facilities that are subject to reporting requirements under the Specified Gas Reporting Regulation must follow the requirements set out in this standard.

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Quantification protocol for agricultural nitrous oxide emission reductions. Version 2.x

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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 synthetic fertilizer, manure fertilizer and crop... 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 synthetic fertilizer, manure fertilizer and crop residues. Greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions associated with carbon sequestration in the soil and off-site emission reductions affected by the manufacture and distribution of nitrogen fertilizers are excluded from the protocol. 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 enhanced oil recovery. Version 2

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This quantification protocol is written for the oil and gas industry where CO2 is injected into an enhanced oil recovery scheme and emissions offset project. The opportunity for generating... More ≫

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This quantification protocol is written for the oil and gas industry where CO2 is injected into an enhanced oil recovery scheme and emissions offset project. The opportunity for generating emission offsets arises from the direct and indirect reduction in greenhouse gases resulting from the capture, transportation and injection and ultimate sequestration of CO2.

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Standard for validation, verification and audit. Versions 2.0 and 3.0

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The Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation replaced the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation on January 1, 2018, and applies to facilities that emitted 100,000 tonnes or more of greenhouse... More ≫

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The Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation replaced the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation on January 1, 2018, and applies to facilities that emitted 100,000 tonnes or more of greenhouse gases in 2003, or a subsequent year. This document outlines the requirements for validation, verification and audit under the regulation.

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Standard for completing greenhouse gas compliance reports. Version 1.0

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Overview of compliance and forecasting reporting under Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation for the 2018 calendar year and after.

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Quantification protocol for aerobic composting. Version 2.0

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Reductions in methane emissions can be achieved through optimally-operated aerobic composting. This quantification protocol sets the parameters for offset projects involving aerobic composting.... More ≫

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Reductions in methane emissions can be achieved through optimally-operated aerobic composting. This quantification protocol sets the parameters for offset projects involving aerobic composting. The baseline condition for this protocol is the disposal of eligible waste in a Class II municipal solid waste landfill.

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Quantification protocol for aerobic landfill bioreactor projects. Version 2.0

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This protocol covers landfills or landfill cells which are at capacity, will not be accepting more waste materials and are covered. Rather than the content of these landfills or landfill cells... More ≫

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This protocol covers landfills or landfill cells which are at capacity, will not be accepting more waste materials and are covered. Rather than the content of these landfills or landfill cells decomposing anaerobically and producing methane, wells are drilled for the purposes of aerating the waste and recirculating leachate. Conditions are maintained to support aerobic decomposition of the waste. The resulting carbon dioxide emissions are considered as biogenic.

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Quantification protocol for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fed cattle. Version 3.0

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Agricultural activities, including the production of livestock, result in greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Beef cattle, in particular, release methane (CH4) as a result of the... More ≫

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Agricultural activities, including the production of livestock, result in greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Beef cattle, in particular, release methane (CH4) as a result of the digestion of feed materials in the rumen. These emissions are called enteric emissions and are a contributor to greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural activities. Methane and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions are also generated from manure storage and handling within beef cattle operations. These emissions are called manure emissions. This protocol for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in fed cattle addresses digestion and manure storage/handling sources of livestock greenhouse gas emissions. The protocol allows users to quantify greenhouse gas reductions using scientifically valid methodology and emission factors resulting from alterations in feeding strategies and other technologies in the finishing stages of beef cattle at feedlots in Alberta.

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Quantification protocol for landfill gas capture and combustion. Version 2.0

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Anaerobic decomposition of organic waste materials in a landfill generates gases that contain approximately 60 per cent methane, a greenhouse gas (GHG). The amount of methane emitted from a... More ≫

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Anaerobic decomposition of organic waste materials in a landfill generates gases that contain approximately 60 per cent methane, a greenhouse gas (GHG). The amount of methane emitted from a landfill can be reduced through the installation of landfill gas capture and combustion technology to convert the methane to carbon dioxide. Combustion with energy recovery further reduces GHG emissions by displacing fossil fuel sourced energy to generate heat and electricity. This document presents the methodology for quantifying methane emission reductions which result from the use of one or both of these methods of reducing methane emissions.

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