Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00126:reg:65:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018C00126
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 65 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 81056–83665

65  Residue baseline C
 (1) If conversion to pasture is carried out as a project management activity in a carbon estimation area, the emissions from residues from each crop grown in the area for each year of the baseline emissions period must be calculated in accordance with this section.
 (2) The emissions from crop residues during the baseline emissions period must be calculated even if there are no emissions from residues during the project.
 (3) The quantity of emissions released from the residues of each crop that:
 (a) follows a tillage event; and
 (b) is grown in each year of the baseline emissions period;
  must be calculated for each year of the baseline emissions period for each relevant carbon estimation area using the following formula:

     Equation R1

      Where:
 =  emissions released from residues of crop type v in year B of the baseline emissions period in carbon estimation area A; t CO2-e.
 =  quantity of harvested crop by crop type v in year B of the baseline emissions period in carbon estimation area A; t crop.
 =  nitrogen content in crop residue above ground (AB) from crop type v as set out in Table 7 of the Standard Parameters and Emissions Factors; t N / t crop.
 =  fraction of crop residue from crop type v that was removed in year B of the baseline emissions period in carbon estimation area A; decimal.
  =  nitrogen content in crop residue below ground (BG) from crop type v as set out in Table 7 of the Standard Parameters and Emissions Factors; t N / t crop.
 =  National Inventory Report emission factor for residues; t CO2-e / t N.
  =  crop type listed in the Standard Parameters and Emission Factors.
 B =  year of the baseline emissions period, being year 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.
 (4) The total emissions from residues of all crop types grown in the relevant carbon estimation area for each year of the baseline emissions period must be calculated using the following formula:
  Equation R2

      Where:

 = emissions released from residues of all crop types for year B of the baseline emissions period in carbon estimation area A; t CO2-e.
 = emissions released from residues of crop type v in year B of the baseline emissions period in carbon estimation area A; t CO2-e.
  = total number of crops grown in year B in carbon estimation area A.
  = crop type as listed in the Standard Parameters and Emissions Factors.
 (5) Emissions from diesel fuel used for tillage events must be calculated using the following formula:
  Equation R3

      Where:

 = emissions from diesel fuel used for tillage events in year B of the baseline emissions period in