In 2012, the Spanish Office of Climate Change (OECC) launched the Climate Projects initiative, promoted through HAZ-CO2 (Carbon base for a sustainable economy from MAGRAMA). This initiative is developed in order to transform the current Spanish system into a lower-carbon level model through a payment of 9.7 euros per ton of reduced CO2 during the first 4 years that the project runs.
Characteristics of the projects:
- Located in Spain.
- The owner of the project can receive up to 9.7 euros/t reduced CO2 during the first 4 years.
- Allows emission reduction for general sectors, transport, services, waste…
- Doesn’t include sewage emission absorption or electric consumption.
- They have to be additional projects to those required by law.
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
4M EUR | 10M EUR | 14M EUR | 15M EUR | 20M EUR |
Stage | Period | Action |
1 | March 29 – May 15 | Write Project Idea Note (PIN) May – June PIN pre-selection |
May – June | PIN pre-selection/td> | |
2 | June – July | Elaborate on project documents |
August – November | Project evaluation by FES-CO2 (OECC) | |
December | Formalize buying/selling contracts | |
3 | Begin project | |
Annually for the duration of the 4-year contract | Follow-up (mechanic verification) | |
Every year after verification | Payment |
Gases to substitute/introduce:
Gases to substitute and their Global Warming Potential:
GAS | GWP |
R-23 | 1100 |
R-125 | 2800 |
R-134 A | 1300 |
R-218 | 7000 |
RC318 | 8700 |
R-143 A | 3800 |
R-32 | 650 |
R-404 | 3784 |
R-407 A | 1990 |
R407 B | 2695 |
R-407 C | 1653 |
R.407 F | 1705 |
R-410 A | 1975 |
R-410 B | 2118 |
R-413 A | 1918 |
R-417 A | 2234 |
R-417 B | 2923 |
R.422 A | 3043 |
R-422 B | 2623 |
R-424 A | 2328 |
r-426 A | 1382 |
r-427 A | 2013 |
R-428 A | 3495 |
R-434 A | 3131 |
R-437 A | 1684 |
R-438 A | 2151 |
R-442 A | 1793 |
R-507 A | 3850 |
R-508 A | 11939 |
R-508 B | 11946 |
Gases to introduce and their Global Warming Potential:
GAS | GWP |
R-134A | 1300 |
R-32 | 650 |
R-426A | 1382 |
R-152A | 140 |
R-160 | 0 |
R-21 | 0 |
R123 | 90 |
R-764 | 0 |
R-30 | 9 |
R-40 | 0 |
R-611 | 0 |
R-717 (NH3) | 0 |
R-1130 | 0 |
R-50 | 21 |
R-170 | 3 |
R-290 | 3 |
R-600 | 3 |
R-600A | 3 |
R-1150 | 3 |
R-1270 | 3 |
R-E170 | 0 |
R-744 ( CO²) | 1 |
R-718 ( H²0) | 0 |
Conclusions:
- To contribute to sustainable development and end climate change.
- Improved knowledge in sustainability and climate change.
- Streamlining of installations included in the National Allocation Plan through portfolio management of emission rights.
- Project promotion in energy efficiency field.
- Calculation and compensation for carbon footprint or GEI Emissions Inventory.