ghg roundup ii_agriculture
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Greenhouse Gas Roundup II:
AGRICULTURE
Adam Driedzic
Staff CounselELC Webinar12:00pm, April 14, 2010
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ALBERTA GHG
Kyoto
UNFCCCUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Marrakesh * Copenhagen *
Stage 1 Stage 2
“LULUCF”
Land Use , Land Use Change , and Forestry
Canada 50,000Alberta 50,000Ontario 25,000United States 25,000British Columbia 25,000
20,00010,000
Western Climate Initiative 10,000
Reporting Thresholds
TONNES of CO2 / YEAR
Turning the Corner (2007)
Regulatory Framework for Industrial GHG Emissions
Compliance Options:1. Improve efficiency
2. Pay to fund - $15 / tonne
3. Buy credit from compliant facility
4. Buy offset in Canada
5. Kyoto CDM
6. Credit for Early Action
REGULATED BUYER
NOT IN FORCE
UN – REGULATED SELLER
Turning the Corner (2007)
Regulatory Framework for Industrial GHG Emissions NOT IN FORCE
UN – REGULATED SELLER Emissions Offsets
“Design Principles”• In Canada;
• Extra-legal;
• Beyond baseline;
• Real and verifiable;
• After January 1, 2000;
• Maximize project types;
• Administrative simplicity;
• Beyond other climate change initiatives;
• “Should” provide a net environmental benefit;
• Build on federal pilot projects and experience in other jurisdictions.
Turning the Corner (2007)
Regulatory Framework for Industrial GHG Emissions NOT IN FORCE
UN – REGULATED SELLER Emissions Offsets
“Design Principles”• In Canada;
• Extra-legal;
• Beyond baseline;
• Real and verifiable;
• After January 1, 2000;
• Maximize project types;
• Administrative simplicity;
• Beyond other climate change initiatives;
• “Should” provide a net environmental benefit;
• Build on federal pilot projects and experience in other jurisdictions.
TECHNICAL GUIDES
1. Project Proponents
2. Verification
3. Protocol Developers
Turning the Corner (2007)
Regulatory Framework for Industrial GHG Emissions NOT IN FORCE
UN – REGULATED SELLER Emissions Offsets
“Design Principles”• In Canada;
• Extra-legal;
• Beyond baseline;
• Real and verifiable;
• After January 1, 2000;
• Maximize project types;
• Administrative simplicity;
• Beyond other climate change initiatives;
• “Should” provide a net environmental benefit;
• Build on federal pilot projects and experience in other jurisdictions.
TECHNICAL GUIDES
1. Project Proponents
2. Verification
3. Protocol Developers
Private Sector
Climate Change and Emissions Management Act
Specified Gas Emitters Regulation
Emissions Offsets
7 (1) Requirements:
• In Alberta;
•Extra - legal;
• Beyond baseline;
• Real, quantifiable, measurable;
• After January 1, 2002;
• Clear ownership
• Counted Once for Compliance;
• Third Party Verified.
TECHNICAL GUIDES
1. Offset Project Development
2. Verification *(draft)
3. Protocols
REGISTRY
Private Sector
UN – REGULATED SELLER
TYPE CAPACITY NEEDS COST PERTON CO2
COMPOSTING COWSDUMP TRUCK
SHOVELTURNER
$20
SYNGAS CHICKENS GASSIFIER $90
BIOGAS PIGS BIODIGESTER $29
MANURE MANAGEMENT OFFSETS
Offset Credit Use
(Climate Change Central)
2007 2008
Facilities 5 25
Offset Projects 7 29
Million tonnes 1 2.75
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