The Environmental Protection Authority has 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 Emissions Factor |
16 February 2018 |
A B Lime Limited |
Operating a disposal facility |
1.14 tCO2e/t waste |
17 January 2018 |
Contact Energy Limited Consolidated |
Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr |
Te Mihi Power Station 0.0052 tCO2e/t steam Ohaaki Power Station 0.0392 tCO2e/t steam |
16 February 2018 |
Enviro Waste Services Limited |
Operating a disposal facility |
0.0016 tCO2e/t waste |
23 February 2018 |
Hutt City Council |
Operating a disposal facility |
0.119 tCO2e/t waste |
23 February 2018 |
Marlborough District Council |
Operating a disposal facility |
GEN: 0.617 tCO2e/t waste GM: 0.53 tCO2e/t waste MDC-G: 0.583 tCO2e/t waste MDC-S: 0.177 tCO2e/t waste SAWD: 1.52 tCO2e/t waste SLDG: 0.188 tCO2e/t waste XFER: 0.67 tCO2e/t waste |
1 March 2018 |
Mercury NZ Limited |
Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr |
Ngatamariki Power Station 0.01342 tCO2e/t steam Rotokawa Power Station 0.01497 tCO2e/t steam |
16 February 2018 |
Midwest Disposals Limited |
Operating a disposal facility |
0.3028 tCO2e/t waste |
16 February 2018 |
Ngati Tuwharetoa Geothermal Assets Ltd |
Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr |
0.0125 tCO2e/t steam |
16 February 2018 |
Porirua City Council, Wellington City Council |
Operating a disposal facility |
0.6598 tCO2e/t waste |
16 February 2018 |
Rotokawa Geothermal Limited |
Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr |
0.01118 tCO2e/t steam |
16 February 2018 |
Tuaropaki Power Company Ltd |
Using geothermal fluid >4,000 tonnes CO2e/yr |
0.00416 tCO2e/t steam |
28 February 2018 |
Waste Management NZ Limited |
Operating a disposal facility |
0.6569 tCO2e/t waste |
23 February 2018 |
Wellington City Council |
Operating a disposal facility |
0.52 tCO2e/t waste |