Greenhouse gas emissions, Sustainability
Project goal

The project aimed to enable development of new ERF methods suitable for the pig industry by providing technical material to the Federal DEE.

The project was conducted in consultation with the Federal DEE and industry, and the specific objectives were developed and reframed during the course of the project based on this consultation.

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Project summary

The Emission Reduction Fund (ERF) is a voluntary incentive scheme that enables producers to generate revenue by reducing greenhouse gases (GHG) or sequestering carbon. For participants to claim abatement and generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), they must use a specified ERF methodology determination (method). This project looked at existing methods and also consider new technologies that were fed into an ERF Method relevant to pigs.

Value for producers:

  • The new ERF Method will be inclusive of/relevant to a larger proportion of industry.
  • Opportunity for new revenue streams becoming available to industry via participation in carbon markets

Recommendations:

  • During the development of the new animal effluent method the authors provided technical specifications to support the inclusion of additional methods. - The ERF methods for pigs can be found here.
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Final report

Final report - 2016/098
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