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Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Reforestation and Afforestation 2.0) Methodology Determination 2015
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91 Calculating carbon stock change for a project
(1) The calculation of the carbon stock change for a project must:
(a) be in accordance with Equation 2a; and
(b) incorporate a standard error calculation in accordance with Equation 2b.
(2) The carbon stock change for a project is to be calculated for the reporting period using the following formula:
| | Equation 2a |
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:428.4pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right"><img src="image.044.png" width="18" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"><span> =</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:327.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>carbon stock change for the project for the reporting period in tonnes of CO</span><span style="font-size:7.33pt; vertical-align:sub">2</span><span>‑</span><span>e (t CO</span><span style="font-size:7.33pt; vertical-align:sub">2</span><span>‑</span><span>e).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt; text-align:right"><img src="image.045.png" width="23" height="21" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"><span> =</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:327.15pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:6pt"><span>the carbon stock change for the </span><img src="image.033.png" width="6" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"><span>th stratum for the reporting period in tonnes of CO</span><span style="font-size:7.33pt; vertical-align:sub">2</span><span>‑</span><span>e (t CO</span><span style="font-size:7.33pt; vertical-align:sub">2</span><span>‑</span><span>e), which is calculated in accordance with Equations 3a and 3b.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right"><img src="image.042.png" width="17" height="20" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"><span> =</span></p></td><td style="width:322.35pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span>number of strata for the project during the reporting period, including superseded strata to which section 21 applies.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:90.45pt"></td><td style="width:333.15pt"></td><td style="width:4.8pt"></td></tr></tbody></table> ``` <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:426.75pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right"><img src="image.047.png" width="35" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"><span> =</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:325.5pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span>standard error for the carbon stock change for a project area for</span><span> </span><span>the reporting period, in tonnes of CO</span><span style="font-size:7.33pt; vertical-align:sub">2</span><span>‑</span><span>e (t CO</span><span style="font-size:7.33pt; vertical-align:sub">2</span><span>‑</span><span>e).</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right"><img src="image.048.png" width="40" height="21" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"><span> =</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="width:325.5pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span>standard error for the carbon stock change for the </span><img src="image.033.png" width="6" height="19" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"><span>th stratum for the reporting period in tonnes of CO</span><span style="font-size:7.33pt; vertical-align:sub">2</span><span>‑</span><span>e (t CO</span><span style="font-size:7.33pt; vertical-align:sub">2</span><span>‑</span><span>e), calculated in accordance with Equations 3c and 3d.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:79.65pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:right"><img src="image.042.png" width="17" height="20" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"><span> =</span></p></td><td style="width:322.35pt; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff"><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:3pt"><span>number of strata for the project during the reporting period.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top"></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="width:90.45pt"></td><td style="width:333.15pt"></td><td style="width:3.15pt"></td></tr></tbody></table> ```