Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2015
28Proportion of methane that would have been combusted without the project
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28 Proportion of methane that would have been combusted without the project
New or recommencing project (1) If the project is a new project or a recommencing project, the proportion of the methane combusted during the reporting period that would have been combusted without the project is worked out using the formula (equation 13): Image unavailable in extracted text where:
WB means the proportion of the methane combusted during the reporting period that would have been combusted without the project.
WB,Reg means the regulatory proportion of the methane combusted during the reporting period that would have been combusted without the project as determined using Schedule 1 to this determination.
WB,Def means the default proportion of the methane combusted during the reporting period that would have been combusted without the project, which is as follows:
(a) 0% if the project proponent can demonstrate that, since 24 March 2011, the landfill concerned has not been subject to:
(i) legislation or regulatory guidelines for landfill; or
(ii) a licence condition or development approval that includes any form of general or specific qualitative requirement to collect, control, manage or limit landfill gas, methane odour or greenhouse gases;
(b) otherwise—30%.
Upgrade project (2) If the project is an upgrade project, the proportion of the methane combusted during the reporting period that would have been combusted without the project is worked out using the formula (equation 14): Image unavailable in extracted text where:
WB means the proportion of the methane combusted during the reporting period that would have been combusted without the project.
WB,Reg means the regulatory proportion of the methane combusted during the reporting period that would have been combusted without the project determined using Schedule 1 to this determination.
WB,Def has the same meaning as in subsection (1).
WB,Ex means the proportion of the methane combusted during the reporting period that would have been combusted without the upgrade project worked out using equation 17.
Transitioning projects (3) If the project is a transitioning project that was operating under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) (Capture and Combustion of Methane in Landfill Gas from Legacy Waste) Methodology Determination 2012 (the legacy determination), the proportion of the methane combusted during the reporting period that would have been combusted without the project is worked out using the formula (equation 15): where: