Section 114 - Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Reforestation and Afforestation 2.0) Methodology Determination 2015 - Calculating emissions for fossil fuel types

114 Calculating emissions for fossil fuel types

Emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide from combustion of fossil fuels for a reporting period are to be calculated using the following formula:

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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:427.45pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:74.25pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><img src="image.143.png" width="48" height="22" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"> =</td><td colspan="2" style="width:331.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff">emissions for each fossil fuel type (<img src="image.144.png" width="9" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle">) and each greenhouse gas (<img src="image.145.png" width="9" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle">), being carbon dioxide, methane or nitrous oxide, for the <img src="image.033.png" width="6" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle">th stratum for the reporting period, in tonnes of CO2‑e (t CO2‑e).</td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.25pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><img src="image.147.png" width="39" height="22" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"> =</td><td colspan="2" style="width:331.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff">the quantity of fossil fuel type (<img src="image.144.png" width="9" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle">) combusted for the <img src="image.033.png" width="6" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle">th stratum during the reporting period in kilolitres.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.25pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><img src="image.148.png" width="26" height="22" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"> =</td><td colspan="2" style="width:331.6pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff">energy content factor of fossil fuel type (<img src="image.144.png" width="9" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle">) in gigajoules per kilolitre as prescribed in the applicable determination made under subsection 10(3) of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.</td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.25pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><img src="image.149.png" width="35" height="22" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"> =</td><td style="width:327.75pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff">emission factor for each gas type (<img src="image.145.png" width="9" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle">) for fossil fuel type (<img src="image.144.png" width="9" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle">) in kilograms of CO2‑e per gigajoule as prescribed in the applicable determination made under subsection 10(3) of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.</td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:85.05pt"></td><td style="width:338.55pt"></td><td style="width:3.85pt"></td></tr></tbody></table> ```

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114Calculating emissions for fossil fuel types

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