Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration Using Measurement and Models) Methodology Determination 2021
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The project proponent must comply with the monitoring requirements set out in the following table in accordance with the instructions given in the table.
Monitoring requirements
Item Parameter Description Units Instructions
1 (see section 48, equation 14) Number of animals in livestock group gijk within the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area in each year (B) of the baseline period. Livestock head Determined in accordance with section 39.
2 (see section 49, equation 16) Period (in days) in year B of the baseline period that livestock group gijk was within the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. Days Determined in accordance with section 39.
3 (see section 55, equation 34) Period (in days) that livestock group gijk was within the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. Days Determined in accordance with section 39.
4 (see section 49, equation 15 Assessed annual carrying capacity of project area PA, in animal units. Animal units Determined in accordance with the process set out in the Supplement.
5 (see section 49, equation 15 Stocking rate of project area PA for the first year Y of the project, in the same animal units as the value for . Animal units Determined in accordance with the process set out in the Supplement.
6 (see section 55 equation 34) Number of animals in livestock group gijk that were within the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. Livestock head Determined in accordance with section 39.
7 (see section 56, equation 35) Quantity of urea applied to the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. t urea Evidenced by invoices, contractual arrangements or sales records.
8 (see section 56 equation 36) Quantity of synthetic fertiliser applied to the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. t synthetic fertiliser Evidenced by invoices, contractual arrangements or sales records.
9 (see section 57, equation 38) Quantity of lime type l applied in the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. t lime Evidenced by invoices, contractual arrangements or sales records.
10 (see section 58 equation 42) Quantity of harvested crop by crop type v in the reporting period in the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. t crop Evidenced by invoices, contractual arrangements or other industry standard practices.
11 (see section 58 equation 42) Fraction of crop above ground residue from crop type v that was removed from the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. Decimal Evidenced by industry standard practices, such as cover rating assessments.
12 (see section 58 equation 40 and equation 43) Tilled area for pasture renewal or renovation in the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. ha Using mapping approach under the Supplement.
13 (see section 58 equation 44) Area which is sown with cover crop in the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. ha Using mapping approach under the Supplement.
14 (see section 58 equation 44) The fraction of above ground cover crop residue of crop type v that was removed from the CEAs and emissions accounting areas for each project area. Decimal Evidenced by industry standard practices, such as cover rating assessments.
15 (see section 59 equation 46) Quantity of fuel used to irrigate the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. kL Evidenced by invoices or contractual arrangements and apportioned based on hectares of the carbon estimation area irrigated as a fraction of the total hectares of land irrigated and the fuel used to run all irrigation pumps on that land.
16 (see section 59, equation 47) Quantity of electricity used to irrigate the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. kWh Evidenced by invoices or contractual arrangements and apportioned based on hectares of the carbon estimation area irrigated as a fraction of the total hectares of land irrigated and the fuel used to run all pumps on that land. Where electricity purchased is measured in gigajoules (GJ), the quantity of kWh must be calculated by dividing the amount of GJ by 0.0036.
17 QF(see section 58 equation 40) Quantity of fuel used to carry out soil landscape modification activities in the CEAs and emissions accounting areas of each project area. kL Evidenced by invoices or contractual arrangements.
18 (see section 25, equation 6) Quantity of carbon in biochar (if known), or the quantity of biochar, applied to a CEA. t Evidenced by invoices, contractual arrangements or sales records. The carbon content should be evidenced by appropriate documentation, such as product labels, specifications or laboratory reports. If the quantity of carbon in biochar is not known, defaults must be used as outlined in the Supplement.
19 (see section 25, equation 6) Quantity of carbon in non-synthetic fertilisers (if known), or the quantity of non-synthetic fertiliser, applied to a CEA. t Evidenced by invoices, contractual arrangements or sales records. The carbon content should be evidenced by appropriate documentation, such as product labels, specifications or laboratory reports. If the quantity of carbon in non-synthetic fertiliser is not known, defaults must be used as outlined in the Supplement.
Note: As emissions are calculated with reference to the CEAs and emissions accounting areas within a project area (see section 46), any emissions in exclusion areas do not need to be monitored.