protocol will be the non-public stock of the proposed to the sector (as ODS project area, Board for destruction is which are then approval in common practice annually Spring 2014. A for the US compared to rice cultivation Government and the actual methodology is is therefore onsite carbon under stock. development for draft release. Activities are either Offset projects metered/monitored must after (for GHG 31 December destruction), or 2006, unless measured as otherwise changes in carbon specified in the stock (carbon applicable sink). methodology. Accordingly, Projects absolute baselines originally are used for these developed activities. under an approved early Crediting periods action in the scheme are methodology generally seven to may have a start 10 years for date before 31 December 2006 projects, and up to and must 25 years for transition to a forestry. Compliance Offset Protocol Depending on the beginning in methodology, a 2015. range of data can be used including Offset projects historical, must be located projections and in the US and standardised its territories, default factors. Canada or Mexico. New methodologies can Currently, all be developed by approved ARB, with public methodologies input and Board are for US adoption, to based projects satisfy the
protocol will be proposed to the Board for approval in Spring 2014. A rice cultivation methodology is under development for draft release. Offset projects must after 31 December 2006, unless otherwise specified in the applicable methodology. Projects originally developed under an approved early action methodology may have a start date before 31 December 2006 and must transition to a Compliance Offset Protocol beginning in 2015. Offset projects must be located in the US and its territories, Canada or Mexico. Currently, all approved methodologies are for US based projects the non-public sector (as ODS destruction is common practice for the US Government and is therefore stock of the project area, which are then annually compared to the actual onsite carbon stock. Activities are either metered/monitored (for GHG destruction), or measured as changes in carbon stock (carbon sink). Accordingly, absolute baselines are used for these activities. Crediting periods in the scheme are generally seven to 10 years for projects, and up to 25 years for forestry. Depending on the methodology, a range of data can be used including historical, projections and standardised default factors. New methodologies can be developed by ARB, with public input and Board adoption, to satisfy the
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