Important Change to Alberta's Carbon Offset System

Feb 22, 2018

An important change has come to Alberta’s Carbon Offset System. Farmers must be registered with an aggregation company prior to May 1, 2018, or they will not be able to claim credits for the 2018 year for the Conservation Cropping protocol, the main offset of use to farmers currently. This is a change from previous years, when farmers could choose an aggregator and supply records to them later in the year. This year, farmers will need to report the land locations they are planning to manage as no till in advance. If changes in tillage occur during the year, these areas can be deducted at a later date.

Alberta Environment and Parks sets the rules for the offset system and are changing to greater pre-planning in the entire Alberta carbon system. More details can be found in the Standard for Greenhouse Gas Emission Offset document. Offset projects must comply with the most recent offset credit system protocols and program requirements published by Environment and Parks.

For more information, contact an aggregation company, check the Alberta Agriculture and Forestry website, or call the Ag-Info Centre at 310-FARM (3276).

Source : Alberta Agriculture and Forestry

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