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FullCAM Guidelines

Requirements for use of the Full Carbon Accounting Model (FullCAM) with the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) methodology determination:

Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Avoided Clearing of Native Regrowth) Methodology Determination 2015

Version 2.0

(published and in force from 16 Dec 2016)

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Disclaimer

This document has been developed to assist project proponents to calculate abatement in FullCAM as required by the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Avoided Clearing of Native Regrowth) Methodology Determination 2015. This document is the ‘FullCAM Guidelines’ incorporated by reference in sections 5, 34 and 47 of that determination. Project proponents should not use this document as a substitute for complying with the requirements in the Methodology Determination.

Before relying on any material contained in this document, project proponents should familiarise themselves with the following legal documents: Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Avoided Clearing of Native Regrowth) Methodology Determination 2015, Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011, Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015 and the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Regulations 2011. Project proponents are also advised to obtain professional advice suitable to their particular circumstances.

This document does not displace relevant legislative provisions or other laws. All users are encouraged to read this document in conjunction with the relevant legislation, including the methodology determinations, referenced throughout this document. Where any inconsistencies are apparent, please be aware that the legislative provisions will take precedence.

This document will be updated periodically and users should note that some inputs and values may change over time. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that they are using the version of this document and any tool/s required in association as in force at the end of the relevant reporting period (consistent with section 45 of the Methodology Determination).

The Department of the Environment and Energy and the Commonwealth of Australia will not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential loss arising out of, or in connection with, or reliance on, information on, or produced by, using this document.

© Commonwealth of Australia 2016

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Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 4

1.1 Use of FullCAM with the Avoided Clearing of Native Regrowth Methodology Determination 2015 ................................................................................................................................................ 4

1.2 Format of this document ........................................................................................................ 4

1.3 FullCAM background ............................................................................................................... 4

1.4 FullCAM plots and running simulations .................................................................................. 5

1.5 Overview of the FullCAM interface ......................................................................................... 5

2. Simulations Overview ..................................................................................................................... 7

2.1 Baseline Scenario .................................................................................................................... 7

2.2 Project Scenario ...................................................................................................................... 7

3. Setting up plot files for each CEA in the baseline and project scenario ......................................... 7

3.1 Opening a file .......................................................................................................................... 8

3.2 The About Tab ......................................................................................................................... 8

3.3 Saving a Plot File ..................................................................................................................... 9

3.4 The Configuration Tab ........................................................................................................... 10

3.5 The Timing Tab ...................................................................................................................... 10

3.6 The Data Builder Tab ............................................................................................................. 11

3.7 The Site tab ........................................................................................................................... 13

3.8 The Trees tab ........................................................................................................................ 13

3.9 The Soil tab ............................................................................................................................ 13

3.10 The Initial Conditions tab ...................................................................................................... 14

3.11 The Events Tab ...................................................................................................................... 16

3.11.1 Permitted Events ........................................................................................................... 16

3.11.1.1 Baseline Scenario ...................................................................................................... 16

3.11.1.2 Project Scenario ........................................................................................................ 17

3.11.2 Adding a New Event ...................................................................................................... 18

3.11.3 Cloning Events ............................................................................................................... 23

3.12 The Output Windows Tab ..................................................................................................... 28

3.13 Running simulations .............................................................................................................. 32

3.14 Viewing outputs .................................................................................................................... 32

3.15 Transferring outputs into a spread sheet ............................................................................. 32

4. FullCAM Simulations and Offsets Reporting ................................................................................. 32

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1. Introduction

1.1 Use of FullCAM with the Avoided Clearing of Native Regrowth Methodology Determination 2015

The calculation of carbon abatement under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Avoided Clearing of Native Regrowth) Methodology Determination 2015 (the Determination) is dependent upon the use of the Full Carbon Accounting Model (FullCAM) consistently with the requirements of this document. In particular, section 34 of the Determination requires that the baseline and project scenario for each carbon estimation area must be modelled in FullCAM in accordance with the requirements in both the Determination and this document. Subsection 47(1) of the Determination also requires key output data to be produced using FullCAM in accordance with the requirements in the Determination and this document. Where content of this document relates to provisions of the Determination, references are given to the location of those provisions.

Project proponents must only change FullCAM default settings as indicated in this document, and all other settings must not be changed. This is to ensure that defaults will apply where relevant.

The latest version of FullCAM is available for download from www.environment.gov.au/climate-change/greenhouse-gas-measurement/land-sector. You should check the Determination to determine which version of FullCAM you are required to use for your applicable offsets report. If you determine that you must use a version of FullCAM that is unavailable on the website, please contact the Department at erfforests@environment.gov.au to obtain a copy.

Note that FullCAM is not compatible with iOS systems, and must be run in a Windows operating environment.

1.2 Format of this document This document provides:

• an overview of the FullCAM relevant to the Determination; and • an overview of the baseline scenario you must run in FullCAM as per the Determination; and • a step-by-step walkthrough of how you must use FullCAM to run simulations for baselines and

project reporting; and • an overview of the FullCAM outputs as they relate to equations within the Determination.

Section 1 of this document provides an overview of FullCAM, its features relevant to users and important requirements for using this document. Section 2 outlines the baseline that must be simulated as per the Determination. Section 3 provides a step-by-step walkthrough of how to run FullCAM ‘simulations’ for the baseline, and project reporting. Section 4 provides an overview of the FullCAM outputs needed to complete the equations within the Determination.

1.3 FullCAM background FullCAM is used in Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Accounts for the land sector. FullCAM provides fully integrated estimates of carbon pools in forest and agricultural systems for Australia’s land sector reporting. In addition, it accounts for human-induced changes in emission and sequestration of major greenhouse gases. FullCAM was developed under the National Carbon Accounting System (NCAS) at the then Australian Greenhouse Office to provide a dynamic account of the changing stocks of carbon

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in Australia’s land systems since 1970 by integrating data on land cover change, land use and management, climate, plant productivity, and soil carbon over time. FullCAM estimates carbon stock change and greenhouse gas emissions at fine spatial and temporal scales, and uses a wide range of spatially referenced data.

Users of FullCAM can determine estimates of carbon stock change and greenhouse gas emissions for ERF projects on a similar basis to that used for land use and land use change in Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory.

1.4 FullCAM plots and running simulations FullCAM can run simulations on a ‘plot’. A plot, for modelling purposes, is defined as a piece of land for which the event history, when modelled in FullCAM, is the same across that area of land. Separate plot files are created for each CEA.

In FullCAM, there are several types of plots that can be selected. Only ‘forest system’ is relevant to this Determination. This document provides overviews of the simulations that users may be required to run in Section 2, and the steps to run these simulations in Section 3.

FullCAM models using a single ‘model point’ location. Proponents do not need to define plot boundaries within FullCAM, rather proponents must input the coordinates for a single location within the plot boundaries that is at the approximate centre of the plot (the model point – see subsection 20(4) of the Determination). The latest spatial data for a plot must be downloaded using the ‘Data Builder’ tab each time the software is run. This process is described in section 3.6 of this document.

Separate plot files must be created for each carbon estimation area (CEA) (see section 20 of the Determination). In order to ensure all settings are correct, including defaults, we recommend creating new plot files each time a new version of FullCAM or these Guidelines is used. Plot files created under previous versions may contain different settings that will affect outputs and users are responsible for any inconsistencies.

For each CEA, separate plot files must be created for:

• estimating carbon stocks under the baseline scenario; and • estimating carbon stocks for the current reporting period.

1.5 Overview of the FullCAM interface The FullCAM software user interface displays menus and a series of tabs. Each tab has a suite of fields in which information may either be required to complete as instructed in section 3 or left unchanged. The program is designed so that certain tabs in a plot file are made available only if required fields have valid information entered in earlier tabs. If the text of a tab or field is red, then FullCAM requires information in that tab or field before a simulation can be run. When all the required fields within a tab have valid information entered, the tab text will become blue. Help is provided within FullCAM by clicking on the symbol available in most windows. A general overview of each tab follows.

There are only three tabs users see when they create a new FullCAM plot:

Tab Explanation

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About Includes a free text field where users can enter information about the plot file that they have created. This is a good space to keep track of changes that have been made or editing of event parameters.

Configuration Users select the system (e.g. forest, agricultural) they want to simulate in the plot.

Timing Enter the timing for starting and ending the simulation and the time steps required for output data.

Once fields in the above three tabs are populated users can access the following additional tabs:

Tab Explanation Data Builder

In this tab users enter the latitude and longitude of the ‘Model Point Location’ where they wish to simulate a plot file. Internet access is required to complete this tab. By choosing to ‘Download Spatial Data’ the associated soil and climate data for that latitude and longitude are automatically loaded into relevant parts of the remaining tabs. In the tab users can then download tree and/or crop species information and management regimes as appropriate. This information is also automatically loaded into relevant parts of the remaining tabs.

Site Specific parameters (e.g. water [rainfall], temperature, productivity) are described.

Trees Description of the properties of the tree species.

Crops Description of the properties of crop or pasture species (only displays if agricultural system selected).

Soil Description of soil properties.

Initial Conditions

In this tab the values for carbon at the start of the simulation are described. Values will automatically be populated by Data Builder using data downloaded from the FullCAM server.

Events All of the events for the entire simulation period are listed in this tab. Users can add or remove events. Care must be taken not to violate requirements for modelling ‘management events’ within the Determination. The names on the event list are colour-coded to indicate whether they are ready, whether they are simulating or not, and what system they affect. The colour codes are:

Red: Event not ready (renders event queue not ready);

Grey: Event non-simulating (outside simulation period, will not affect simulation);

Green: Forest;

Yellow: Agricultural; and

Brown: Mixed.

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Finally, the events users select with the cursor are coloured in the usual highlight colour.

Output Window

Defines what outputs are presented in output windows.

Explorer Display of the parameter settings for each tab.

Log This tab records changes made to the file to assist with analysis and error tracking.

2. Simulations Overview This section provides a brief overview of the two simulations that project proponents must simulate in FullCAM consistent with the Determination – the baseline scenario and the project scenario. The credible carbon abatement for the project is calculated under Division 4 of the Determination by subtracting the baseline scenario carbon abatement from the project scenario carbon abatement. Section 34 of the Determination requires that the baseline and project scenario for each carbon estimation area must be modelled in FullCAM in accordance with the requirements in both the Determination and this document.

This section directs users to the relevant part of the Determination that users should first familiarise themselves with before progressing to simulating these scenarios as per the steps in section 3.

2.1 Baseline Scenario For each CEA, the baseline scenario consists of a series of projected regrowth, clearing, and windrow and burn events reoccurring over the 100 year modelling period. Requirements for modelling the Baseline scenario are set out in Division 2 of the Determination, particularly at sections 35-37. Projected events must be modelled consistent with the timing requirements of section 35 of the Determination, and the start and end dates of the modelling period must be as set out at section 37. The first event in the baseline scenario will be the most recent actual regeneration event within the CEA (see section 26 of the Determination).

2.2 Project Scenario The project scenario simulates the actual management and disturbance events that have occurred within each CEA. The simulation period begins the day before the regeneration event referred to in section 26 of the Determination and runs up to the last month of the applicable reporting period. Specific requirements for modelling thinning, fire and other natural disturbance events are set out at sections 39, 40 and 41 of the Determination respectively.

3. Setting up plot files for each CEA in the baseline and project scenario

Simulations for each CEA are undertaken using Plots. Project proponents must use the following steps for entering data into each tab in a FullCAM plot for each CEA registered under the Determination.

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All steps must be followed when creating new plot files. When using existing plot files, updated spatial data must be uploaded in the Data Builder tab as described in section 3.6, and other tabs updated as relevant.

3.1 Opening a file For all simulations:

Create a new plot under the ‘File’ menu that will represent a CEA, and give this plot file a name that reflects the identifier for the CEA.

3.2 The About Tab Once you have created a new plot, you will see a window such as below. The plot will default to the About tab (in blue text):

On the about tab you can choose what to enter at ‘Name of Plot’. It is recommended that you use a name for the plot that reflects the identifier for the CEA and model scenario, e.g. ‘CEA1_project_west_2015 offsets report’. This name does not become the file name for the plot. It is

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a free text box and is editable from within the plot file. Populating this cell and the content is optional, but recommended.

Once you have populated the text box press Tab

Under ‘Notes’ you may choose to enter information for your own use. This information will not have any bearing on the FullCAM outputs.

Once you have populated the text box press Tab

3.3 Saving a Plot File Once you have created a plot file, it is best to save immediately to your nominated storage location (e.g. My Documents, thumb drive) and save regularly. Users are responsible for their own document and records management and FullCAM does not provide this function.

Save the plot file using the ‘File’ menu on the FullCAM toolbar.

You can choose what to enter for the ‘File name’. This is not linked to the ‘Name of plot’ free-text box on the plots ‘About’ tab. As per the ‘Name of plot’ text box it is recommended that you use a name for the plot that reflects the identifier for the CEA and model scenario, e.g. ‘CEA1_project_west_2015 offsets report’.

Note: Save the plot file regularly when setting up and running simulations (also Ctrl + S ).

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Now navigate to the next tab, Configuration, using the mouse or Page Down.

3.4 The Configuration Tab The Configuration tab is where you select the type of system that will be modelled.

For all simulations:

1) This Determination concerns avoided clearing of native regrowth, so you must select Forest system from the ‘Plot’ drop-down menu. a. Select Forest system

2) Do not change any other settings on the Configuration tab.

The ‘Configuration’ tab settings must appear as below.

Now navigate to the next tab, Timing, using the mouse or Page Down.

3.5 The Timing Tab The ‘Timing’ tab requires you to define the period you wish to simulate.

Steps required:

On the Timing tab:

1) Under Simulation Timing, select Calendar (see below).

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2) Under Start and End of Simulation enter the start date (Gregorian calendar) and end date of the simulation that you will run, in the format ‘DD MON YYYY’ or ‘DD MM YYYY’ (e.g. ‘31 DEC 2003’ or ‘31 12 2003’).

a. The start date will be the modelling start date in accordance with section 37 of the Determination.

b. The end date will be 100 years after the modelling start date. 3) Under Output Steps, select Monthly. 4) Do NOT change any other settings. 5) New tabs will appear once all necessary fields in this tab are completed.

An example of how the ‘Timing’ Tab should appear is below.

Now navigate to the next tab, Data Builder, using the mouse or Page Down.

3.6 The Data Builder Tab The Data Builder tab (see image below) allows you to download the data required by FullCAM from extensive databases maintained by the Department of the Environment and Energy. [Note that the default latitude and longitude location is for Uluru].

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Steps required:

1) Click the box to turn on the Data Builder (this requires an internet connection). 2) Enter the latitude and longitude (in decimal degrees) of the model point location which is

central to and representative of the area being modelled. 3) Click the button to Download Spatial Data, and then click ‘OK’ in the Information Box that pops

up.

4) Under Trees and Events, select ‘Mixed species environmental plantings’ from the dropdown box for ‘Tree species’. NB: Do NOT use the ‘Mixed species environmental plantings temperate’ setting or the ‘Mixed species environmental plantings tropical’ setting.

5) Selected the tree species. 6) Under Trees and Events, click the Download This Species button

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7) A pop-up box will appear asking if you want to make the selected Tree Species the ‘initial tree species’. Click ‘Yes’.

8) Do NOT download regimes for this species. 9) Do NOT change any other setting.

An example of how the Data Builder Tab should now appear is presented below.

Now navigate to the tab, Initial Conditions, using the mouse or Page Down.

Do not change any settings on the Site, Trees, or Soil tabs

3.7 The Site tab DO NOT change any settings on this tab.

3.8 The Trees tab DO NOT change any settings on this tab. [The species on this tab must match the Tree Species on the Data Builder tab].

3.9 The Soil tab DO NOT change any settings on this tab.

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3.10 The Initial Conditions tab The Initial Conditions tab will look like this:

Steps required:

1) Under Forest, click the button labelled Trees. 2) The species you selected at the Data Builder tab will be showing in the drop-down box under

Species (see below). 3) Under Existence ensure that the box (‘The forest has trees growing in it at the start of the

simulation’) is un-checked (see below).

The Trees window must have the Existence box un-checked:

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4) Click OK. 5) In the Initial Conditions tab, click the button labelled Debris. 6) Change all the default settings for each debris pool to zero (see below). You may press Tab to

move between cells. 7) Once all settings are set to zero Click OK.

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The Debris window must look like this, with all values set to ‘0’:

8) DO NOT change any other settings on this tab.

Now navigate to the ‘Events’ tab using the mouse or Page Down.

3.11 The Events Tab

3.11.1 Permitted Events Events must be modelled for both the baseline and project scenarios. All events that are permitted in the methodology for the baseline scenario are listed in Table 1 below. All events that are permitted in the methodology for the project scenario are listed in Table 2 below.

3.11.1.1 Baseline Scenario The baseline scenario has three events that must be modelled:

• Regeneration event: The first regeneration event is modelled in accordance with section 35 of the Determination. Other projected regeneration events occur at intervals determined in accordance with section 36 of the Determination.

• Projected clearing event: The date of the first baseline clearing event is determined in accordance with section 27 of the Determination. Other projected clearing events occur at intervals determined in accordance with section 36 of the Determination. A clearing event must be modelled to occur in each year a projected clearing event occurs, on 1 January of that year.

• Projected windrow and burn fire event: Events must be added to the baseline scenario in accordance with section 36 of the Determination for each windrow and burn fire event in

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the baseline scenario. Windrow and burns are modelled to occur one year after each projected clearing event, on 1 January.

All settings shown in Table 1 must be used for modelling the baseline scenario.

Table 1: Modelled events permitted in the baseline scenario

Management Activity FullCAM Event Type

FullCAM Standard Event

FullCAM Parameter values

Regeneration event

Plant trees Plant trees: natural regeneration

Use Default – select ‘Insert standard values’

Projected clearing event

Thin Initial clearing: No product recovery

• Use Default – select ‘Insert standard values’

• Ensure that the box next to ‘Affected portion’ contains the value ‘100’ to indicate a clearing event.

• Remainder of parameters–use default

Projected windrow and burn fire event.

Forest fire Site prep: Windrow and burn

Use Default

3.11.1.2 Project Scenario The project scenario has four types of events that must be modelled when they occur:

• A thinning event (including non-fire disturbance events): Thinning events are used to model thinning for ecological purposes as well as non-fire disturbance events. Ecological thinning events must be added for each separate event that occurs in a CEA during the modelling period in accordance with section 39 of the Determination. While non-fire disturbance events must be added to the project scenario in accordance with section 41 of the Determination.

• Wildfire – trees not killed: Events must be added in accordance with section 40 of the Determination for each fire in which trees are not killed that occurs in a CEA during the modelling period. For each modelled Wildfire – trees not killed event, the modelled date is that determined in accordance with section 40 of the Determination.

• Wildfire – trees killed: Events must be added in accordance with section 40 of the Determination for each fire in which trees are killed that occurs in a CEA during the modelling period. For each modelled Wildfire – trees killed event, the modelled date is that determined in accordance with section 40 of the Determination.

• Regeneration event: The first regeneration event is modelled in accordance with section 38 of the Determination. In accordance with section 42 of the Determination, project proponents can add a regeneration event following a natural disturbance that kills all the trees in a carbon estimation area. The modelling date or this event is determined in accordance with section 42 of the Determination.

All settings shown in Table 2 must be used for modelling the events in the project scenario. Wildfires must be included in the project scenario as they occur.

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Table 2: Modelled events permitted in the project scenario

Management Activity FullCAM Event Type

FullCAM Standard Event

FullCAM Parameter values

A thinning event (including non-fire disturbance events)

Thin Initial clearing: No product recovery

• Tick the Enable biomass based age adjustments box.

• Enter the percentage of the trees that were killed in the thinning under ‘Affected Portion’.

• Remainder of parameters–use default

Wildfire – trees not killed

Forest fire Wildfire – trees not killed

• Tick the Enable biomass based age adjustments box.

• Enter the percentage of the area of the CEA affected by fire under Affected Portion

• Remainder of parameters–use default.

Wildfire – trees killed

Forest fire Wildfire – trees killed

• Tick the Enable biomass based age adjustments box.

• Enter the percentage of forest affected by fire under Affected Portion

• Remainder of parameters–use default.

Regeneration

Plant trees Plant trees: natural regeneration

Use Default – select ‘Insert standard values’

3.11.2 Adding a New Event 1) To add a new event, click on the New button on the Event Editing panel.

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This will produce the following pop-up that needs to be completed.

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2) There are six event Types, of which only a selection are permitted under the Determination. For each event to be added, select the appropriate Event Type as indicated in Table 1 (baseline scenario) or Table 2 (project scenario).

3) For each event, insert the calendar date for the event in the box to the right of the Calendar date drop down menu. This must be in the format of 1 Jan 2015 or 1 1 2015.

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4) For each event added select Insert Standard Values (see below).

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5) A pop-up window will open that allows you to Select A Standard Event. Tables 1 and 2 define which event Type and which Standard event must be selected for each management activity. You must use default settings for the standard events unless defined otherwise in Tables 1 or 2. One exception is for wildfire, whether for trees killed or trees not killed: you must enter the affected portion of the CEA as a percentage. An example of the Select A Standard Event menu is shown here:

6) After you have selected the appropriate Standard Event, a pop-up window will ask if you would like to also insert the name of the standard event. Click ‘Yes’.

7) Click ‘OK’. The new event will appear in the event queue

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3.11.3 Cloning Events All events to be included in the baseline scenario can be cloned to cover the 100 year project period. The following steps are required:

1) Determine the time interval between the projected events in accordance with section 36 of the Determination.

2) Ensure that all the events forming a single cycle for the baseline scenario – regeneration, clearing, and windrow and fire – have been added. By default, FullCAM will create a new regime for each event added.

3) Highlight each of the existing regimes in the left hand column by holding ctrl on the keyboard and clicking on each regime.

4) Select the ‘Edit’ button under the Regime Editing header. 5) In the name field type ‘baseline’, then click ‘ok’. This will combine all existing events under one

regime. 6) Press the ‘Clone’ button under the Regime Editing header. 7) For ‘calendar years’, enter the intervals between projected events as determined under 36 of

the Determination. 8) For ‘Number of times’, which changes the number of times the events are cloned , enter a value

high enough to cover the remainder of the hundred year modelling period. For example, if there is 85 years remaining in the modelling period beyond the end of the events already added, and the baseline sequence of events to be cloned covers 15 years, you will need to clone the events at least 6 times (6 x 15 = 90).

9) Click ‘OK’. 10) Any events that are scheduled beyond the 100 year baseline modelling period will be

highlighted in grey and can be ignored or deleted (they will not affect the modelling period as the fall outside the simulated dates).

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Now navigate to the next tab Output Windows using the mouse or Page Down.

3.12 The Output Windows Tab Steps required:

1) Double click on Output1 listed in the Output Windows. 2) Click on the Select which Outputs to Show icon at the top of the output window (see below):

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Notes: The outputs are organized into folders and sub folders, just like files are organized into folders in Windows Explorer. Click the drop-down arrow next to a folder to expand and collapse the folders. A single click on the icon or name of a folder selects or deselects everything within the folder.

Selected outputs have a red tick on their icon, and a grey tick on the folder(s) where they are located. (See Image below).

A red tick on a folder indicates that all outputs within that folder and its subfolders are selected.

Steps required (continued):

3) Deselect all the pools (by simply clicking on the top-level folders that show a tick, to remove the tick).

4) Use the drop down arrows and navigate through the folders to select: a. the following tree carbon pool: Carbon / Forest / Plants / C mass of trees. b. the following debris carbon pool: Carbon / Forest / Debris / C mass of forest debris. c. the following non CO2 emission: Whole / Emissions / CH4 emitted due to fire d. the following non CO2 emission: Nitrogen / Whole / Emissions / N2O emitted due to

fire. 5) Note: only the four pools listed above must be selected. The bottom section of the screen

shows how many outputs are selected (see below) 6) Click ‘OK’.

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The below image shows the expanded view for the following two outputs:

• the following non CO2 emission: Whole / Emissions / CH4 emitted due to fire • the following tree carbon pool: Carbon / Forest / Plants / C mass of trees.

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The below image shows the expanded view for the following two outputs:

• the following debris carbon pool: Carbon / Forest / Debris / C mass of forest debris. • the following non CO2 emission: Nitrogen / Whole / Emissions / N2O emitted due to fire.

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3.13 Running simulations Step required:

1. To run the simulation, press the icon in the top menu bar:

3.14 Viewing outputs Outputs can be viewed as a graph or a table by clicking one of the icons at the top left of the Output window.

3.15 Transferring outputs into a spread sheet Steps required:

To transfer data into a Microsoft Excel or equivalent spreadsheet for analysis: 1. If you are using Microsoft Excel, then click on the Save to File button (see screenshot) and save

as an Excel file, then skip steps 2 to 5. Alternatively, follow steps 2-5 below to transfer the data to a spreadsheet.

2. Click on the table icon in the output window to view the simulation output as a table.

3. Select all the output data by clicking on the icon (circled) in the top of the Output window.

4. On the highlighted data, right click and select ‘Copy’. 5. Open Microsoft Excel (or equivalent spreadsheet), and ‘Paste’ the data copied from FullCAM

into the spreadsheet with the top left hand corner in cell A1.

The data in the spreadsheet can now be used to complete the calculations set out in the Determination.

4. FullCAM Simulations and Offsets Reporting Project proponents must calculate the project net abatement by completing the equations in Part 4 of the Determination. The net abatement amount is calculated by comparing the baseline and project scenarios. The calculations are made in relation to the carbon stock in each CEA in the last month of the reporting period. Parameters generated in FullCAM and used in Equations in the Determination are given below in Table 3.

Note that for some of the equations the average or sum of the FullCAM output over the simulation period will be required, whereas for others the value of the FullCAM output at the end of the simulation period will be used. Refer to the equations within the Determination to determine which

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value to use. Averages or sums can be calculated using the average and sum functions within your spreadsheet software.

Table 3: FullCAM outputs and Corresponding Parameters as defined in the Determination

FullCAM Output Scenario Parameter Equation

C mass of trees Baseline 𝐶𝐶𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵,𝑖𝑖,𝑘𝑘 1

C mass of debris Baseline 𝐶𝐶𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵,𝑖𝑖,𝑘𝑘 1

C mass of trees Project 𝐶𝐶𝐵𝐵,𝑖𝑖 2 C mass of debris Project 𝐶𝐶𝐵𝐵,𝑖𝑖 2 CH4 emitted due to fire

Project 𝐸𝐸𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶4,𝑖𝑖 6

N2O emitted due to fire

Project 𝐸𝐸𝑁𝑁2𝑂𝑂,𝑖𝑖 7