Alpha Actus

  • Primary activity : Project developerThe person or organisation that set up an offset generating project for the purpose of selling carbon offsets and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. , RetailerCarbon offset retailers either fund or purchase carbon offsets in large quantities and then on sell them to individual consumers in smaller quantities. , BrokerA broker is an intermediary, who buys and sells carbon offsets on behalf of clients.    Price (per tonne CO2e) : AU$0 - AU$30

    Summary

    Alpha Actus's view on the role of carbon offsets in addressing climate change

    "We provide strategic planning, efficient carbon emission management structures and guides for carbon emission reduction projects from beginning to end, working with both project developers and buyers of carbon emission reduction credits. Working with companies in developing and industrialising countries to create carbon emission reduction credits from projects that reduce carbon emissions."


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    Summary

    Role in the Carbon Offset Market
    [Q1]Project developer, Retailer, Broker
    Main client base
    [Q3]Existing industries with high GHG emission exceed NGER thresholds

    Broker

    Broker Information

    Types of transactions in carbon credits offered
    [Q22]- Spot tradesThe purchase or sale of abatement (e.g. carbon offsets) for immediate delivery. Spot trades are settled "on the spot" (usually within one or two business days), as opposed to at a set date in the future. Futures transactions that expire in the current month are also considered spot trades. Spot trades are also known as "cash trades". Spot trades are the opposite of forward contracts.
    - Forward trades
    - Purchase for surrenderCarbon offsets are purchased and retired from the market by the offset provider.
    Standard brokerage fees determined by
    [Q23]- We have a minimum brokerage fee for our services
    - Our brokerage fees vary and are based on volume
    - Our brokerage fees are created as a percentage of the total transaction amount
    Minimum tonnage required per transaction?
    [Q25]- More than 1000
    Customer able to retire all or some of the offsets as part of your brokerage services
    [Q26]- On request for an extra fee
    Independent certification and/or third party documentation to prove the validity of all the different offsets that you provide available
    [Q27]- On request
    Documentation types made available to clients
    [Q28]- Product Disclosure Document – PDDA Project Design Document is the official application drawn up by an entity applying for project approval under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). PDDs must be validated by an independent third party, then approved and registered by the CDM Executive Board before a project qualifies as a CER carbon credit earner.
    - Validation Report – From the Relevant Standard
    - Certification Report – From the Auditors
    - Certificate of RetirementIn the context of carbon offsets, this is the act of removing a carbon credit or permit from the market so that abatement cannot be traded any further. Retiring offsets helps to prevent the resale or reuse of offsets that have already been used. /Acquittal
    - Certificate of Transfer/Ownership

    Offset Products

    Offset Products

    Price(s) per tonne
    [Q17]AU$0 - AU$30
    Project Type(s)
    [Q26]- Methane landfill
    - Biomass
    Offers offsets packaged with other services? (such as footprinting, carbon neutrality etc)
    [Q10]Yes

    [Find out more about project types]

    Offset Quality

    Offset Quality

    Offsets generated and sold by Alpha Actus
    [Q33a]- Non Accredited Offsets
    Do you provide quality assurance or technical documentation on your web site or on request?
    [Q16]

    On request ISO14001 & ISO9001

    Is this organisation third party independently audited for the retirement of offsets and / or RECs?
    No

    [Find out more about issues relating to offsetting]
    [Find out more about Certification Standards]

    Resources

    Resources

    Do you provide a carbon footprint calculation service for your customers?
    [Q12]- Yes, our own online calculator
    - Yes, personalised assessment
    Carbon calculation - methodology, standards or guidelines
    [Q13]- NGA FactorsThe National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors is an Australian guide to emission factors from a range of sectors that is used by companies to calculate greenhouse gases. It is prepared by the Department of Climate Change and replaces the AGO Factors & Methods Workbook. For more information, see here.
    - GHG ProtocolSee WRI / WBCSD GHG Protocol
    - ISO 14000ISO 14000 is a set of international standards, which provide a framework for the development of an environmental management system (EMS) and supporting audit programs. The ISO 14000 series are intended to help organisations comply with applicable laws, regulations and requirements and to continually improve on their environmental performance.
    - ISO 14064A global GHG accounting, reporting and verification standard. The goal of the standard is to 'provide a set of unambiguous and verifiable requirements or specifications to support organisations and proponents of GHG emissions reductions projects.'
    - Carbon Trust’s PAS 2050PAS 2050 is a product carbon footprinting standard. It provides a method for assessing the GHG emissions arising from products across their life cycle, from initial sourcing of raw materials through manufacture, transport, use and ultimately recycling or waste. The Carbon Trust and Defra co-sponsored the publication by the British Standards Institution of PAS 2050.
    To calculate customer emissions do you apply National Greenhouse Accounts Factors full fuel cycle emissions conversion factors?
    [Q14]- Yes
    In your calculation of customer emissions which of the 6 Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gases do you include?
    [Q15]- Carbon dioxideA greenhouse gas that is produced as a by-product of oil and gas production, burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as from all animals, plants, and a number of other natural sources. Carbon dioxide is the principal anthropogenic greenhouse gas that affects the earth’s temperature.
    - MethaneMethane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas with a GWP of 21.
    - Nitrous oxideAgriculture accounts for the majority of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in Australia, The transport sector also contributes to emissions of N2O. N2O has a high global warming potential of about 310 times that of CO2.it breaks down very slowly – over about 120 years
    - HydrofluorocarbonsMajor releases of HFCs are from leakage from refrigeration equipment during operation and its end-of-life destruction. Minor releases arise from the use of HFC-containing aerosols, air conditioners and metered dose inhalers.HFCs have very high global warming potentials (140 to 11,700 times that of carbon dioxide).
    Other carbon management services
    [Q11]- Footprinting services
    - Advisory services
    - Carbon neutrality
    - Scoping customer emissions
    - Auditing
    - Emissions reductionA measurable reduction in the level of greenhouse gases being emitted by a country, state, organisation or individual. products and services e.g. sale of energy efficient products
    - Measuring and reporting services for carbon abatementA reduction in the amount or intensity of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of actions taken by a company or individual. projects

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    Projects

    Project Information

    WASTE TREATMENT PROJECT - CHINA | Methane landfill Non-accredited offsets

    General Information

    This project is not owned by Alpha Actus
    Price per tonne of CO2e
    [Q24]

    U$10

    Project Type(s)
    [Q26]- Methane landfill

    Quality

    Accreditation or certification achieved 9 October 2009
    [Q33a]- Non Accredited Offsets
    Registry on which project is registered
    [Q36]- Gold StandardA certification standard for carbon offset projects. Initiated by WWF, SSN and Helio International, the Gold Standard for CDM projects was launched in 2003 after wide-ranging stakeholder consultation among key actors of the carbon market as well as governments. For more information see here. Registry
    Process followed for retiring offsets from this project off the market
    [Q37]- We retire them (later) at regular time intervals on behalf of the customer
    Retirement of abatement verified to your client via
    [Q38] - Registry transaction screenshot view
    - Evidence of registry transaction (For example, personalised account, physical copy of transaction etc.)
    - Tax Receipt
    - Certificate (with individualised Serial Number/s of abatementA reduction in the amount or intensity of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of actions taken by a company or individual. to cross check at a later date)
    - Certificate (with amount of abatementA reduction in the amount or intensity of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of actions taken by a company or individual. purchased)

    BIOMASS PLANT HENAN CHINA | Biomass Non-accredited offsets

    General Information

    This project is not owned by Alpha Actus
    Price per tonne of CO2e
    [Q24]

    US$10

    Project Type(s)
    [Q26]- Biomass

    Quality

    Accreditation or certification achieved 9 October 2009
    [Q33a]- Non Accredited Offsets
    Registry on which project is registered
    [Q36]- CDMClean Development Mechanism is a Kyoto Protocol mechanism under which projects set up in developing countries to reduce GHGs generate tradeable credits called CERs. The credits can be used by industrialised nations to help meet their Kyoto reduction targets. Find out more here. Registry
    - Gold StandardA certification standard for carbon offset projects. Initiated by WWF, SSN and Helio International, the Gold Standard for CDM projects was launched in 2003 after wide-ranging stakeholder consultation among key actors of the carbon market as well as governments. For more information see here. Registry
    Process followed for retiring offsets from this project off the market
    [Q37]- We retire them (later) at regular time intervals on behalf of the customer
    Retirement of abatement verified to your client via
    [Q38] - Registry transaction screenshot view
    - Evidence of registry transaction (For example, personalised account, physical copy of transaction etc.)
    - Tax Receipt
    - Certificate (with individualised Serial Number/s of abatementA reduction in the amount or intensity of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of actions taken by a company or individual. to cross check at a later date)
    - Certificate (with amount of abatementA reduction in the amount or intensity of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of actions taken by a company or individual. purchased)

    Contact Details

    Contact Details

    For more information please contact:

    Alpha Actus
    www.alphaauctus.com
    03 84148237
    Level 4, 150 Albert Road South Melbourne, Victoria 3205 Australia
    Information Submitted by Alpha Actus on 9 October 2009