sectors not be verified by a operator agrees captured under suitable auditor. to the revision. the penalty scheme who The largest volume These are able to of offsets has come crediting reduce GHG from agricultural periods are emissions tillage (38 per cent), generally eight according to an which has been years, with a approved driven by the use of possible protocol aggregators and an extension. (methodology). early action policy Conservation (to 2002). Wind cropping The offsets energy projects projects have a scheme has have generated longer 145 projects 19 per cent of the crediting registered, credits in the period of up to with 28.6 scheme. two 10-year Mt CO2-e periods emissions Afforestation reductions can have up to registered three 20-year (19.8 Mt crediting emissions periods. One reductions Carbon retired as at Capture and September Storage project 2013). was given a project specific variance of 25 years to assist this technology innovation. Methodologies were originally started by and territorial governments. Project providers can also submit methodologies. must be assessed and approved by Alberta
sectors not captured under the penalty scheme who are able to reduce GHG emissions according to an approved protocol (methodology). The offsets scheme has 145 projects registered, with 28.6 Mt CO2-e emissions reductions registered (19.8 Mt emissions reductions retired as at September 2013). be verified by a suitable auditor. The largest volume of offsets has come from agricultural tillage (38 per cent), which has been driven by the use of aggregators and an early action policy (to 2002). Wind energy projects have generated 19 per cent of the credits in the scheme. operator agrees to the revision. These crediting periods are generally eight years, with a possible extension. Conservation cropping projects have a longer crediting period of up to two 10-year periods Afforestation can have up to three 20-year crediting periods. One Carbon Capture and Storage project was given a project specific variance of 25 years to assist this technology innovation. Methodologies were originally started by and territorial governments. Project providers can also submit methodologies. must be assessed and approved by Alberta
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