Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Tidal Restoration of Blue Carbon Ecosystems) Methodology Determination 2022
31Calculating emissions avoidance abatement for a project area for a reporting period
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31 Calculating emissions avoidance abatement for a project area for a reporting period
(1) The total emissions of greenhouse gases avoided for a project area in a reporting period r, Er, in tonnes CO2-e, are worked out using the following equation:
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where:
View image in the official source is the baseline emissions of CH4 for the baseline for the ith CEA in the project area, in tonnes CO2-e, worked out using equation 7.
View image in the official source is the baseline emissions of N2O for the baseline for the ith CEA in the project area, in tonnes CO2-e, worked out using equation 8.
View image in the official sourceis the baseline emissions of CO2 for the baseline for the ith CEA in the project area, in tonnes CO2-e, worked out using equation 9.
View image in the official source is the emissions of CH4 for the ith CEA in the project area in the reporting period, in tonnes CO2-e, worked out using equation 10.
View image in the official source is the emissions of N2O for the ith CEA in the project area in the reporting period, in tonnes CO2-e, worked out using equation 11.
View image in the official sourceis the emissions of CO2 for the ith CEA in the project area in the reporting period, in tonnes CO2-e:
(a) if the land type in the CEA has not changed since the baseline—has the same value as the value for worked out using equation 9;