Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fertiliser in Irrigated Cotton) Methodology Determination 2015
16Gases accounted for in abatement calculations
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16 Gases accounted for in abatement calculations
(1) The following table provides an overview of the greenhouse gases and emissions sources that are relevant to working out the carbon dioxide equivalent net abatement amount for an irrigated cotton project.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:48.2pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="4" style="width:403.1pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span style="width:36pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>Greenhouse gases and emissions sources</span><span style="width:8.33pt; display:inline-block"></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:109.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Relevant emissions calculation</span></p></td><td style="width:123.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Emissions source</span></p></td><td style="width:112.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Greenhouse gas</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height:21.85pt"><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:109.65pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Baseline emissions</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Project emissions</span></p></td><td style="width:123.9pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Synthetic fertiliser application other than urea</span></p></td><td style="width:112.75pt; border-top:2.25pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Nitrous oxide (N</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">2</span><span>O)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:109.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Baseline emissions</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Project emissions</span></p></td><td style="width:123.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Synthetic fertiliser application (urea)</span></p></td><td style="width:112.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Carbon dioxide (CO</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">2</span><span>)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:109.65pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Baseline emissions</span></p><p class="Tabletext"><span>Project emissions</span></p></td><td style="width:123.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Green manure residue</span></p></td><td style="width:112.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:2.25pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Nitrous oxide (N</span><span style="font-size:6.67pt; vertical-align:sub">2</span><span>O)</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>