The Environmental Protection Authority approved the use of the following unique emissions factors in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, under section 91 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002 and in accordance with the Climate Change (Unique Emissions Factors) Regulations 2009:
Date of Approval |
Participant Name |
Description of Activity |
Details of Unique |
30 March 2017 |
Contact Energy Limited Consolidated |
Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr |
Ohaaki Power Station 0.0494 tCO2e/t steam Te Huka Power Station 0.0059 tCO2e/t steam Te Mihi Power Station 0.0048 tCO2e/t steam Wairakei Power Station 0.0026 tCO2e/t steam |
24 March 2017 |
Enviro Waste Services Limited |
Operating a waste disposal facility |
All other waste 0.1231 tCO2e/t waste Special waste 0.0015 tCO2e/t waste |
10 March 2017 |
H.G. Leach & Company Limited |
Operating a waste disposal facility |
0.7248 tCO2e/t waste |
10 March 2017 |
Hutt City Council |
Operating a waste disposal facility |
0.256 tCO2e/t waste |
30 March 2017 |
Marlborough District Council |
Operating a waste disposal facility |
GEN: 0.782 tCO2e/t waste GM: 0.636 tCO2e/t waste MDC-G: 0.7 tCO2e/t waste MDC-S: 0.212 tCO2e/t waste SAWD: 1.824 tCO2e/t waste SLDG: 0.268 tCO2e/t waste XFER: 0.863 tCO2e/t waste XFERB: 0.676 tCO2e/t waste |
10 March 2017 |
Mercury NZ Limited |
Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr |
0.015 tCO2e/t steam |
10 March 2017 |
Midwest Disposals Limited |
Operating a waste disposal facility |
0.4802 tCO2e/t waste |
10 March 2017 |
Ngawha Generation Limited |
Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr |
0.08469 tCO2e/t steam |
10 March 2017 |
Northland Regional Landfill Limited Partnership |
Operating a waste disposal facility |
0.254 tCO2e/t waste |
24 March 2017 |
Porirua City Council, Wellington City Council |
Operating a waste disposal facility |
0.678 tCO2e/t waste |
13 March 2017 |
Rotokawa Geothermal Limited, Tahumatua and Company LP |
Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr |
0.0131 tCO2e/t steam |
24 March 2017 |
Transwaste Canterbury Limited |
Operating a waste disposal facility |
0.119 tCO2e/t waste |
13 March 2017 |
Tuaropaki Power Company Limited |
Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr |
0.0046 tCO2e/t steam |
3 March 2017 |
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Operating a waste disposal facility |
Tirohia Landfill: 0.7248 tCO2e/t waste Redvale Landfill: 0.119 tCO2e/t waste |
30 March 2017 |
Waste Disposal Services |
Operating a waste disposal facility |
0.119 tCO2e/t waste |
16 March 2017 |
Wellington City Council |
Operating a waste disposal facility |
0.72 tCO2e/t waste |