General Information

This project is not owned by My Clean Sky | In general Prime Carbon requires a landholder to undertake the following set of actions:
1. reduce the use of chemical fertilizers by at least 30%;
2. use approved microbially enhanced Bio-fertilizers and Inoculants;
3. adopt minimum tillage practices being no more than once annually and then only to a maximum depth of 200 mm;
4. allow independent measurement of incremental changes in carbon in the allocated land to be undertaken; and
5. allow independent auditing of the process.
This set of actions amounts to a controlled implementation of sustainable practices for the management of soil carbon reserves.
Importantly, there is no restriction on continuing to farm or use the allocated land during the agreement term.

Price per tonne of CO2e [Q30] AUD$25 (GST inc)	Project Type(s) [Q32] - Soil sequestration

[Q32a]- Yes, we operate on private land for interested parties
- Yes, our operations aim to embrace private landholders in select regions

Quality

[Q38]- Currently, non-accredited soil sequestration offsetA carbon offset is an investment in a project or activity that reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or sequesters carbon from the atmosphere that is used to compensate for GHG emissions from your own activities. For more information see here.
[Q40]

- Prime Carbon's Soil Enhancement and Carbon Sequestration program methodology is in line with the provisions of the proposed National Carbon Offset StandardThe Commonwealth Government’s National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) came into effect on 1 July 2010 coinciding with the cessation of the Government’s Greenhouse Friendly™The Greenhouse Friendly™ initiative operated between 2001 and 30 June 2010. It certified carbon neutral products and services and approved abatement credits for sale on the voluntary market. Applications for new abatement projects have closed. These were not considered eligible offsets under NCOS and could not be retired for the purpose of becoming carbon neutral under the NCOS from 1 July 2010. This situation may change in future as a result of reviews of the NCOS by DCCEE. program. It is intended to ensure that consumers have confidence in the voluntary carbon offset market and the integrity of the carbon offset and carbon neutralA voluntary mechanism where an activity, event, household, business or organisation is responsible for no net emissions of greenhouse gases and can therefore be declared carbon neutral in that specific area. Carbon neutrality can be achieved by reducing emissions as far as possible (e.g. energy efficiency, purchasing renewable energy) and then purchasing offsets for any residual emissions in order to achieve zero net emissions. products they purchase. It provides guidance to businesses who wish to make their organisation carbon neutral or develop carbon neutral products in a way that achieves emissions reductions, through the purchase and cancellation of eligible carbon offsets. More Information to generate Removal Units (RMUs). A copy of this methodology was submitted to the Dept of Climate Change in Feb, 2009.

[Q41]

- No

[Q42]- Improved comfort for home dwellers, reduced energy bills, less time spent up a ladder replacing light globes, less (non-recyleable) waste to landfill