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    Primary activity : RetailerCarbon offset retailers either fund or purchase carbon offsets in large quantities and then on sell them to individual consumers in smaller quantities.    Price (per tonne CO2e) : AU$11 - AU$30

    Summary

    My Clean Sky's view on the role of carbon offsets in addressing climate change

    "The voluntary carbon offset market creates opportunity for innovative entrepreneurs and 'softens the ground' for Government to be bolder in mandating emissions reductions. Carbon offset forms a voluntary tax and helps shift the normative values about the externalities of greenhouse gas emissions. The voluntary carbon offset industry also creates a forum to discuss important issues and considerations that will improve understanding and Standards formation in the future."


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    Summary

    Role in the Carbon Offset Market
    [Q1]Retailer
    Main client base
    [Q3]A wide spectrum of businesses, the general public.

    Offset Products

    Offset Products

    Price(s) per tonne
    [Q17]AU$11 - AU$30
    Project Type(s)
    [Q23]- Soil sequestration
    Are offsets packaged with other services (such as footprinting, carbon neutrality etc)?
    [Q10]Yes

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    Offset Quality

    Offset Quality

    Organisation is licensed to provide financial advice (or to be an authorised representative in providing financial advice) in the context of brokerage of carbon commodities
    [Q23a]Information not provided
    Offsets generated and sold by My Clean Sky
    [Q33a]Non-accredited soil sequestration offset
    How does your organisation calculate the amount and price of carbon offset required by customers?
    [Q10]- We have a flat fee for the service.
    Relevant third party verification (not accreditation / certification)
    [Q35] - Prime Carbon's Soil Enhancement and Carbon Sequestraion program methodology is in line with the provisions of the proposed National Carbon Offset Standard to generate Removal Units (RMUs). A copy of this methodology was submitted to the Dept of Climate Change in Feb, 2009.
    Do you provide quality assurance or technical documentation on your web site or on request?
    [Q16]

    http://www.mycleansky.com/?a=about

    Is your organisation audited by an independent third party for the sale and retirement of offsets and / or RECs?
    [Q16b] No
    Does your organisation supply National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) or NCOS compliant abatement to customers from 1st July 2010?
    [Q18] Yes, NCOSNational Carbon Offset Standard. The National Carbon Offset Standard was released by the Commonwealth Government in November 2009, to come into effect on 1 July 2010 coinciding with the cessation of the Government’s Greenhouse Friendly 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 neutral 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 retirement of carbon offsets that are beyond those achieved by the CPRS and achievement of Australia’s national emissions reduction targets. abatementA reduction in the amount or intensity of greenhouse gas emissions as a result of actions taken by a company or individual. (originated under this Standard only)
    [Q19]
    What evidence of purchase can customers expect to receive when buying carbon offsets from your organisation?
    - Certificate for amount of offset purchased
    - 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
    What documentation is available to customers about the carbon offset project/s as part of the education and quality assurance process?
    [Q22]- Certification Report – From the Auditors


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    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 ProtocolThe Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The GHG Protocol is an international accounting tool for government and business to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions. It has been developed by a partnership between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and provides an internationally accepted accounting framework for GHG standards and programs, as well as inventories prepared by individual companies.
    - Passenger air travel calculator methodology developed by the British Government (DEFRAUK Government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For more information see here.) and GHG ProtocolThe Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The GHG Protocol is an international accounting tool for government and business to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions. It has been developed by a partnership between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and provides an internationally accepted accounting framework for GHG standards and programs, as well as inventories prepared by individual companies..
    Do you apply National Greenhouse Accounts Factors full fuel cycle emissions conversion factors to calculate customer emissions?
    [Q14]- Information not provided
    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 biomassBiomass is non-fossilized and organic biodegradable material that can be used as fuel or for industrial production. Most commonly, biomass refers to plant matter grown for use as Biofuels, but it also includes plant or animal matter used for production of fibres, chemicals or heat. Biomass may also include biodegradable wastes that can be burnt as fuel. , 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.
    Other carbon management services
    [Q11]- Footprinting services
    - Advisory services
    - Carbon neutrality
    - Scoping customer emissions
    - My Clean Sky owners also runs a sustainability consulting firm (www.seao2.com) that is able to perform carbon audits as required.



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    Projects

    Project Information

    Prime Carbon Soil Carbon Sequestration Program | ACT | NSW | QLD ACT, NSW, QLD Soil sequestration Non-accredited soil sequestration offset

    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
    [Q24]

    AU$25 GST inc


    Quality

    Accreditation or certification achieved as at May 2010
    [Q33a]- Non-accredited soil sequestration offset
    Relevant third party verification (not accreditation / certification)
    [Q35]

    - Prime Carbon's Soil Enhancement and Carbon Sequestraion program methodology is in line with the provisions of the proposed National Carbon Offset Standard to generate Removal Units (RMUs). A copy of this methodology was submitted to the Dept of Climate Change in Feb, 2009.

    Are the verified emission reductions created from this project NCOS compliant abatement?
    [Q36]

    - No

    Is this project additional to Australia's commitments under Kyoto
    [Q37]- Yes

    Contact Details

    Contact Details

    For more information please contact:

    My Clean Sky
    http://www.mycleansky.com
    0410 450 351
    3/48 The Strand, Townsville CBD, 4810, Queensland
    Information Submitted by My Clean Sky in April 2010