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Technical guidance for completing specified gas compliance reports. Version 7.0

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The purpose of this document is to assist facilities regulated under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation in completing annual compliance reports and to provide information about the compliance... More ≫

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The purpose of this document is to assist facilities regulated under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation in completing annual compliance reports and to provide information about the compliance options available to facilities that are unable to meet their emissions reduction targets through facility level improvements. This document should be applied when completing compliance reporting for the 2013 emissions year.

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Technical guidance for offset project developers. Version 4.0

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The purpose of this doucment 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 doucment 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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Technical guidance for completing specified gas baseline emission intensity applications. Version 4.0

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The purpose of this document is to assist regulated facilities under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation with the completion of Baseline Emissions Intensity Applications. A facility's stated... More ≫

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The purpose of this document is to assist regulated facilities under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation with the completion of Baseline Emissions Intensity Applications. A facility's stated baseline emissions intensity (BEI) value must be representative of the facility's normal operating conditions. If the baseline period is not representative of that facility's standard operating conditions, the Certifying Official must contact Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development to discuss an adjusted baseline period. More information on alternate baseline periods is available in section 3.2 of this guidance document.

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Technical guidance for completing specified gas compliance reports. Version 4.0

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The purpose of this document is to assist facilities regulated under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation in completing annual compliance reports. It also provides information on the compliance... More ≫

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The purpose of this document is to assist facilities regulated under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation in completing annual compliance reports. It also provides information on the compliance options available for facilities that are not able to meet their emissions reduction target through facility level improvements.

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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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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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Specified gas emitters regulation : quantification protocol for tillage system management. Version 1.3

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This protocol provides a default methodology for quantifying carbon offsets through projects that undertake reduced tillage on agricultural land. Theoretically, this protocol can be applied to all... More ≫

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This protocol provides a default methodology for quantifying carbon offsets through projects that undertake reduced tillage on agricultural land. Theoretically, this protocol can be applied to all land and all agricultural producers across the country; however, more work will need to be done for soil zones outside the prairies with respect to the assurance factor.

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Climate change and Alberta's forests : an information and discussion paper of predicted implications

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This report collates and synthesizes much of the current information and scientific literature on the impacts of climate change on forests and forest ecosystems, with special relevance to the... More ≫

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This report collates and synthesizes much of the current information and scientific literature on the impacts of climate change on forests and forest ecosystems, with special relevance to the province of Alberta. Forest ecosystems are highly dependent upon climate for distribution of tree species, their growth, productivity and health, and are predicted to respond in a variety of ways to a changing climate. This report presents an overview of the major impacts predicted to occur during the 21st century. Based upon climate change projections for Alberta, significant impacts reviewed are in relation to tree species distributions, changes in forest ecosystems and biodiversity, wetland areas, growth and productivity responses of trees, disturbance events, forest genetics, invasive species, and with an emphasis on forest health-related issues. The main purposes of this report are to serve as an information source, to increase awareness of the potential impacts of climate change on...

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Specified gas emitters regulation : technical guidance for completing baseline emissions intensity applications. Version 2.0

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This document is intended to assist regulated facilities under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation with the completion of the baseline emissions intensity applications. Greenhouse gas emissions... More ≫

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This document is intended to assist regulated facilities under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation with the completion of the baseline emissions intensity applications. Greenhouse gas emissions intensity is regulated on a facility-by-facility basis. Targets are set at the facility and that facility's performance over time is compared against its approved baseline emissions intensity.

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Specified gas emitters regulation : quantification protocol for including edible oils in cattle feeding regimes. Version 2

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The opportunity for generating carbon offsets with this protocol arises from the direct and indirect reductions of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from modification of the finishing diet for... More ≫

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The opportunity for generating carbon offsets with this protocol arises from the direct and indirect reductions of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from modification of the finishing diet for cattle to include edible oils.

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