Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Reducing Methane Emissions from Landfill Gas) Methodology Determination 2025
21Requirements for existing enhanced projects
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21 Requirements for existing enhanced projects
Substantive requirements
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The project proponent for an existing enhanced project must have invested in new infrastructure for the landfill gas collection system or biogas upgrading system for the project during the period that:
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started immediately after the project was declared as an eligible offsets project under the earlier determination in relation to the project; and
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ended immediately before the making of the section 128 application in relation to the project.
Application requirements
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The section 128 application in relation to the project must include a CEO statement certifying the following:
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that the project proponent intends to invest in further infrastructure for the landfill gas collection system or biogas upgrading system for the project, as the case requires;
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that such investment will contribute to the project’s carbon dioxide equivalent net abatement amount;
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that consultation undertaken by the project proponent with the owner and operator of the project landfill or project biomethane facility (as the case requires) and the State or Territory environmental regulator supports paragraphs (a) and (b);
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if the project landfill is, or is reasonably likely to become during the crediting period for the project, a designated large facility—that the operator of the landfill is aware of the effect of the safeguard provisions of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 in relation to carbon abatement of any covered emissions from the project landfill, and consents to the project on that basis.