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Agricultural Methane Collection and Combustion Offsets
CCX has developed simple, standardized rules for issuing Carbon Financial Instrument® (CFI™) contracts for agricultural methane collection and combustion at livestock operations. Eligible systems include covered anaerobic digesters, complete-mix, plug flow digesters, as well as covered lagoons.
Basic Specifications:
- Methane collection/combustion projects activated on or after January 1, 2003 may qualify
- Qualifying projects may earn offsets during the years 2003-2010
- Project proponents need to demonstrate clear ownership rights of the emission reductions from the destruction of methane
- Selling energy to a third party or using gas for onsite energy use does not preclude project from receiving credit, provided ownership of greenhouse gas attributes has been retained
- Methane collection projects that include electricity generation may also qualify for Emission Offsets from Renewable Energy based on displaced emissions
- All projects must be independently verified by a CCX-Approved Verifier
A copy of the complete protocol for quantifying GHG reductions from Agricultural Methane Collection and Combustion Offset Projects can be downloaded below.
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