Form
Form: Organic Waste Composting Project Plan
May 19, 2020Pages 389–3903 sections
The project plan form for the Capital Regional District's regional composting initiative used to claim GHG reduction credits.
Project Designate: Nelson Chan, Chief Financial OfficerProject start date: January 2013Approximately 11,961 tonnes of additional kitchen scraps diverted from ICI and residential sectors in 2019
Option 1D: Organic Waste Composting Project Plan
Project Proponent Information
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of Local Government Project Proponent(s) | Provide the name of the local government(s) involved in the project and that will be claiming GHG reductions from the project under Option 1. Capital Regional District, District of Central Saanich, City of Colwood, Town of Esquimalt, District of Highlands, City of Langford, District of Metchosin, District of North Saanich, District of Oak Bay, District of Saanich, Town of Sidney, District of Sooke, City of Victoria, Town of View Royal, and the Islands Trust. |
| Project Designate appointed to sign off on Project Plan | Provide the name, phone and e-mail of the Project Designate duly authorized and having the legal capacity to sign off on this Template (e.g., CAO, CFO) Name: Nelson Chan Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: 250-360-3645 Email: nchan@crd.bc.ca |
| Project Contact | Provide a Project Contact name if different from above Name: Nikki Elliott Title: Climate Action Program Coordinator Phone: 250.360.3048 Email: nelliott@crd.bc.ca |
Project Information
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Project title | Provide project title Organic Waste Composting Project |
| Option 1 Project Profile | Confirm which Option 1 project and project profile you are implementing. Check only one per Project Plan Template submitted: ☐ Project 1A: Low Emission Vehicles ☐ Project 1B: Energy Efficient Building Retrofits and Fuel Switching ☐ Project 1C: Solar Thermal ☑ Project 1D: Household Organic Waste Composting ☐ Project 1E: Avoided Forest Conversion Project (AFCP) |
| Project description and objectives | Briefly summarize the project in terms of what, where, how when and why (max 4-5 sentences or bullets).
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| Project co-benefits (Optional) | Beyond the reducing GHG emissions, describe any anticipated community and/or sustainability co-benefits that this project will provide (e.g., energy cost savings, stimulation of the local economy through green job growth, foster technological innovation, raise public awareness of climate change/energy conservation)
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| Project start date | Indicate the project start date: January 2013 |
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Project Transparency: Accountability and Reporting
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Scope | ☑ The Project Designate certifies that the project outlined in this Project Plan is outside the LG (local government) corporate emissions boundary (as defined in the Carbon Neutral Workbook), within the local government’s jurisdiction and BC, as per the Project Eligibility Requirements outlined in Appendix 1 of the Becoming Carbon Neutral guidebook. |
| Counted Once | ☑ The GHG reductions claimed from this project under the Carbon Neutral Framework have not been, and will not be, committed or sold as an emission reduction under any other alternate emission-offset scheme, as per the Project Eligibility Requirements outlined in Appendix 1 of the Becoming Carbon Neutral guidebook. |
| Measurement (For Project 1E: AFCPs only) Not Applicable |
☐ The Project Designate certifies that in the case of a Project 1E: Avoided Forest Conversion Project (AFCP) the eligible projects lands are owned by the local government and have been reserved or dedicated as park under section 30 of the Community Charter after the initial signing of the Climate Action Charter in 2007, and that a Forest Management Plan, to be updated every 10 years or more frequently, must be in place within six months of making public the first completed annual Self-Certification Template. |
| Ownership | ☑ The local government proponent(s) claiming emission reductions from the Option 1 project outlined in this Project Plan have exclusive right to the legal and commercial benefits that arise from the GHG reductions from the Option 1 project, as per the Project Eligibility Requirements outlined in Appendix 1 of the Becoming Carbon Neutral guidebook. |
| Verification | ☑ The Project Designate understands that he/she will be required to sign off the annual Verification Template Report for this project to verify that the estimated GHG reductions from this project actually occurred during the year in which they will be claimed, as per the Project Eligibility Requirements outlined in Appendix 1 of the Becoming Carbon Neutral guidebook. |
| BAU | ☑ The Project Designate certifies that the Project meets Beyond Business as Usual (BAU) requirements a, b and c as per the GCC Project Eligibility Requirements outlined in Appendix 1 of the Becoming Carbon Neutral guidebook. If the Project referred to in this Project Plan is an Option 1, Avoided Forest Conversion Project, the Project Designates certifies that in addition, the AFCP meets criteria "d" of the BAU requirements. |
| Reports | ☑ The Project Designate, is aware of the public reporting requirements under the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) and that after January 1, 2012, the CARIP reports will be revised to include information on total annual corporate emissions, the reductions being claimed from GHG projects undertaken under the Carbon Neutral Framework (Option 1 and 2), and purchased offsets (Option 3) in order demonstrate carbon neutrality for any given year, as per the Project Eligibility Requirements outlined in Appendix 1 of the Becoming Carbon Neutral guidebook. |
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Project Plan: Authorization and Sign Off
Project Designate
The information provided in this Project Plan, including the accountability and reporting requirements, is to the best of my knowledge correct and complete.
Date: May 1, 2020
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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