Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01696:clause:1_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021L01696
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 1
Character Range: 119809–121638

1  Simplified outline of this Schedule

      This Schedule provides for the calculation of the change in soil organic carbon between reporting periods for a CEA of a soil carbon project which is an eligible offsets project, using a measurement-only approach.
      To determine this amount using a measurement-only approach, in tonnes of carbon:
      - samples of soil need to be collected and analysed consistent with the requirements of Division 2 of this Schedule and the Supplement;
      - the soil organic carbon stock and sampling variance in a CEA needs to be calculated in accordance with Division 4 of this Schedule;
      - the change in soil organic carbon stock for a reporting period needs to be calculated in accordance with Division 5 of this Schedule;
      In accordance with Divisions 2 and 3 of this Schedule, the sampling, analysis and calculations of this Schedule need to be done separately for the upper soil layer (first 30 centimetres) and the entire soil profile (0-x centimetres). Data on the upper soil layer is included in offsets reporting to help Australia report its removals of greenhouse gases in its National Inventory Report.
      A project proponent who uses this Schedule to calculate the amount of change in soil organic carbon for a CEA in a project area of a project for a reporting period, can change at any time to using the hybrid approach set out in Schedule 2 to calculate that amount for the CEA for a subsequent reporting period.
      However, if the hybrid approach is used to calculate that amount for a CEA of a project for a reporting period, then the measurement-only approach in this Schedule cannot be used to calculate that amount for the CEA for any subsequent reporting period. However, this still allows the measurement-based approach under Schedule 2 to be used.