To provide excellence in the application for GHG Emissions Credits Project Development of Verification reporting registry for Canadian industries. We are located near Lacombe, Alberta. The verification services are for the assertion of project emissions reductions/removals for the period Jan to Dec 2023 and will be conducted in accordance with the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Regulation – Alberta Regulation 133/2019 (the Regulation).
Canadian Carbon Credits verification process has been developed in accordance with requirements of the CSA OFFSET Regulation, its supporting guidance documents, and ISO 14064-3. Fundamentally, verifications are guided by the application of the following principles:
CCC follows several GHG verification-specific policies and procedures consistent with these principles. In addition to upholding the above principles, these policies and procedures support high quality, efficient verifications that are consistent through time and across clients.
CCC verification process will consist of four main stages that can be summarized as follows:
1. Pre-engagement/Engagement
a. Understanding the objectives of the verification
b. High-level review of the offset project subject to verification
c. Assessment of impartiality
d. Assessment of qualifications and competence
e. Selection of Lead Verifier
f. Preparation and delivery of proposal
g. Establishment of formal verification agreement with client
2. Planning
a. Assessment team selection
b. Communication with client and responsible party (e.g., kickoff meeting)
c. Verification planning
3. Execution
a. Execute verification procedures.
b. Conduct site visit.
c. Refine verification strategy, sampling plan and verification procedures as needed.
4. Completion
a. Summarize and evaluate findings.
b. Develop opinion.
c. Prepare draft report.
d. Review
e. Client review
f. Prepare final report.
Aggregated Canadian Carbon Credits Waste Heat and Power Recovery Offset Project to provide a third-party verification, to a reasonable level of assurance, of the accuracy of the GHG assertion for the Aggregated Waste Heat & Power Recovery Offset Project (the Project), and to verify the Project’s conformance with the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) regulation.
SCOPE OF WORK The verification will include the following phases: Planning Phase: Verification planning involves the initial review of CCCI’s Offset Project Plan (OPP), Offset Project Report (OPR) and the Quantification Methodology Document (QMD).
This initial planning phase will also include a review of electronic calculation spreadsheets and supporting information, such as electricity and natural gas consumption volumes in both the Baseline and Project condition, the grid factor and emission factors used, the quantification methodologies used, and any other records used to support the GHG assertion.
Once these reports and data have been reviewed, the verification will be planned, and the risk assessment will be conducted. A sampling plan will then be prepared based on the results of the risk assessment. Some testing of the calculations and methodologies used in the quantification of the GHG assertion may also take place during the verification planning phase prior to the site visit.
Site Visit Phase: The authorization granted by the Climate Implementation and Compliance (CIC) policy division of Alberta Environment and Protected Areas for verifiers to conduct virtual site visits instead of physical site visits (due to health and safety reasons associated with COVID-19) has expired. As such, a physical site visit will be a necessary component of this verification engagement.
It is MEMS’ understanding that there are two sites associated with this Project. As such, site visits will be made to both locations to inspect their operations, the GHG emission sources, and associated meters and instrumentation. A verification kick-off meeting will be held prior to the site visit with relevant members of CCCI. Interviews will be conducted with personnel responsible for equipment, instrumentation, and data management system maintenance and performance. Interviews will also be conducted the person responsible for the preparation of the OPP, OPR and QMD to inquire about the asserted details of the report. Testing of corroborative documents against the details asserted in the OPP and OPR may also take place during site visits. Desktop Review Phase: This component will involve the testing of the supporting documents against field observations and the testing of the calculations in the GHG quantification spreadsheet/tool. Additional information may be requested at this stage, including fuel supplier invoices, process flow diagrams that identifies the GHG emission sources and metering points, meter calibration records, etc. Additional meetings or conference calls may also take place during this phase to clarify the technical information used to support the OPP and OPR. CCCI will be notified of the nature of any material findings so that they may be resolved prior to the reporting phase. Reporting Phase: This phase will involve the preparation of the verification report and statement letter for the Project. The report and letter will conform to the requirements of TIER templates and guidance documents. The draft verification report and statement letter will be peer-reviewed prior to submission to CCCI for review and comments before they are finalized.