Climate Change (Unique Emissions Factors) Amendment Regulations 2013
2013/383
Climate Change (Unique Emissions Factors) Amendment Regulations 2013
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 9th day of September 2013
Present:
The Right Hon John Key presiding in Council
Pursuant to sections 163 and 164 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002, His Excellency the Governor-General makes the following regulations, acting—
(a) on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
(b) on the recommendation of the Minister for Climate Change Issues made after complying with the requirements in sections 163(5) and 166(1) of that Act.
Contents
4 Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)
5 Regulation 12 amended (Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval for fugitive coal seam gas)
6 Regulation 16 amended (Requirements for applications for unique emissions factor approval for geothermal fluid use calculated by reference to steam production)
7 Regulation 17 amended (Requirements for applications for unique emissions factor approval for geothermal fluid use calculated by reference to non-condensable gas concentrations)
8 Regulation 23 amended (Calculation of unique emissions factor in accordance with periodic source testing option)
9 Regulation 23B amended (Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor relating to waste composition)
10 Regulation 23C amended (Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval in relation to LFG collection and destruction system)
11 Regulation 27 amended (Activities in respect of which recognition can be given)
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Climate Change (Unique Emissions Factors) Amendment Regulations 2013.
2 Commencement
-
(1) Regulations 4 and 11 come into force on 12 December 2013.
(2) The rest of these regulations come into force on 1 January 2014.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Climate Change (Unique Emissions Factors) Regulations 2009 (the principal regulations).
4 Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)
-
(1) In regulation 3(1), definition of fuel, delete
“obligation jet fuel,”
.(2) In regulation 3(1), revoke the definition of obligation jet fuel.
5 Regulation 12 amended (Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval for fugitive coal seam gas)
In regulation 12(1)(f),—
(a) in the formula, replace
“21”
with“25”
; and
(b) in item EFP of the formula, replace
“0.0336”
with“0.0400”
.
6 Regulation 16 amended (Requirements for applications for unique emissions factor approval for geothermal fluid use calculated by reference to steam production)
-
(1) In regulation 16(1)(d), in the formula, replace
“21”
with“25”
.(2) In regulation 16(2)(c), in the formula, replace
“21”
with“25”
.
7 Regulation 17 amended (Requirements for applications for unique emissions factor approval for geothermal fluid use calculated by reference to non-condensable gas concentrations)
-
(1) In regulation 17(1)(c), in the formula, replace
“21”
with“25”
.(2) In regulation 17(2)(c), in the formula, replace
“21”
with“25”
.
8 Regulation 23 amended (Calculation of unique emissions factor in accordance with periodic source testing option)
In regulation 23(1)(c), in the formula,—
(a) replace
“21”
with“25”
; and
(b) replace
“310”
with“298”
.
9 Regulation 23B amended (Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor relating to waste composition)
In regulation 23B(c), replace the formula with:
UEF = (1.50 × GW) + (1.80 × NSW) + (1.125 × OPW) + (3.00 × PW) + (0.375 × SSW) + (3.225 × TMW) + (1.80 × TXW)
10 Regulation 23C amended (Requirements relating to application for unique emissions factor approval in relation to LFG collection and destruction system)
In regulation 23C(1)(g), in the formula, replace
“1.10”
with“1.31”
.
11 Regulation 27 amended (Activities in respect of which recognition can be given)
In regulation 27(a), replace
“obligation jet fuel”
with“obligation fuel”
.
12 Schedule 1 amended
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(1) In Schedule 1, replace table 1 with the table 1 set out in the Schedule of these regulations.
(2) In Schedule 1, replace table 2 with the table 2 set out in the Schedule of these regulations.
(3) In Schedule 1, replace table 4 with the table 4 set out in the Schedule of these regulations.
Schedule |
Table 1
Emissions factors for CH4 and N2O for obligation fuel participants
| Types of obligation fuel | Emissions factor for CH4 in tCO2e/kl | Emissions factor for N2O in tCO2e/kl | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular petrol, as defined in regulation 4(1)(a) of the Climate Change (Liquid Fossil Fuels) Regulations 2008 | 0.017 | 0.014 | ||
| Premium petrol, as defined in regulation 4(1)(b) of the Climate Change (Liquid Fossil Fuels) Regulations 2008 | 0.017 | 0.015 | ||
| Automotive diesel and marine diesel, as defined in regulation 4(1)(c) and (d) of the Climate Change (Liquid Fossil Fuels) Regulations 2008 | 0.004 | 0.042 | ||
| Aviation spirit, as defined in regulation 4(1)(e) of the Climate Change (Liquid Fossil Fuels) Regulations 2008 | 0.001 | 0.019 | ||
| Jet fuel, as defined in regulation 4(1)(f) of the Climate Change (Liquid Fossil Fuels) Regulations 2008 | 0.001 | 0.021 | ||
| Light fuel oil, as defined in regulation 4(1)(g) of the Climate Change (Liquid Fossil Fuels) Regulations 2008 | 0.006 | 0.023 | ||
| Heavy fuel oil, as defined in regulation 4(1)(h) of the Climate Change (Liquid Fossil Fuels) Regulations 2008 | 0.007 | 0.023 |
Table 2
Unique emissions factor thresholds for coal
| Class | Emissions factor tCO2e/TJ | |
| Lignite—all other coalfields, or peat | 93.83 | |
| Lignite—Waimumu or Roxburgh coalfields | 91.02 | |
| Sub-bituminous | 90.25 | |
| Bituminous, including anthracite | 86.99 |
Table 4
Emissions factors for methane and nitrous oxide
| Fuel type |
Methane (CO2e) |
Nitrous oxide (CO2e) |
Aggregate (M+N) |
Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 0.01663 | 0.4011 | 0.4177 | tCO2e/TJ |
| Natural gas | 0.0316 | 0.0268 | 0.0584 | tCO2e/TJ |
| Waste | 0.789 | 1.255 | 2.044 | tCO2e/TJ |
Martin Bell,
for Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations amend the Climate Change (Unique Emissions Factors) Regulations 2009. Regulations 4 and 11 come into force on 12 December 2013, while the rest of the regulations come into force on 1 January 2014. The effect of the amendments is to update emissions factors based on new global warming potentials of—
25 for methane (CH4):
298 for nitrous oxide (N2O):
7 490 for tetrafluoromethane (CF4):
12 200 for hexafluoroethane (C2F6).
These regulations also revoke the definition of obligation jet fuel.
Date of notification in Gazette: 12 September 2013.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry for the Environment.