Regulations Summary

ASTM D6866 is an analytical method that measures the biogenic fraction of fuels (solid and liquid) as well as their combustion emissions.

These are regulations that recommend or require these carbon dating-based methods.

Protocols and Organizations Requiring ASTM D6866

• California AB32 Mandatory GHG Emissions Reporting

  ASTM D6866 is used to measure the percentage of carbon-neutral CO2 emissions from the combustion of biomass, municipal solid waste, or waste-derived fuels with biomass.
  Page 93: Click Here for the Regulation.

  AB32 allows fuel sampling in lieu of emissions sampling as long as (a) the fuel is supported by ASTM D6866, and (b) the samples collected for analysis is representative of the entire composition of the fuel.
  Page 19: Click Here for CA AB32 FAQ

• Western Climate Initiative (WCI) Requirements of Mandatory Reporting

  Owners/operators of general stationary combustion units using mixed fuels and waste-derived fuels are mandated to use ASTM D6866 to determine the biomass fraction of their carbon dioxide emissions.
  Pages 51-52: Click Here for the Regulation

  WCI members that recommend ASTM D6866 include British Columbia and New Mexico:

  - The British Columbia Ministry of Environment's Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act or GGRCTA website

  - New Mexico Environment Department's 2009 GHG Emissions Reporting Procedures

• US EPA Final Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule

  ASTM D6866 is used to determine the biogenic CO2 of emissions from the combustion of municipal solid waste and mixed fuels (biogenic and non-biogenic fuels).
  Pages 56405, 56406, and 56409: Click Here for the Regulation
  Page 67: Click Here for the EPA MRR General Overview

• UN CDM Methodology AM0025:"Avoided emissions from organic waste through alternative waste treatment processes."

  ASTM D6866 testing is done to estimate the fossil carbon fraction in emissions from waste-derived fuels such as municipal solid waste.
  Page 33: Click Here for the Methodology

• The Climate Registry Protocols

  When calculating emissions from waste fuels and biomass, ASTM D6866 testing is required.
  Page 65: Click Here for TCR's General Reporting Protocol

  Local governments are required to identify and report biomass CO2 emissions as biogenic emissions, separate from fossil fuel emissions. ASTM D6866 is recommended when measuring biogenic emissions from biofuels, waste fuels, and biomass co-firing in a unit with CEMS.
  Page 87: Click Here for TCR's Local Government Operations Protocol

  ASTM D6866 is the method identified for partitioning of anthropogenic and biogenic CO2 emissions in the TCR Electric Power Sector Protocol for the Voluntary Reporting Program.
  Page 50: Click Here for TCR's Electric Power Sector Protocol

• Australia Department of Climate Change National GHG Reporting System

  ASTM D6866 analysis is recommended to determine the amounts of each kind of fuel in blended liquid or solid fuels.
  Pages 130-132: Click Here for the Regulations

• New Zealand Climate Change Regulations

  Under the continuous emissions monitoring method for calculating emissions from combusting used oil, waste oil, used tyres, or waste, total annual emissions of non-biomass CO2, CH4, and N2O from the stacks are measured. ASTM D6866 is used to determine the non-biomass fraction of CO2 emissions if the fuel combusted contains biomass and non-biomass. Page 37: Click Here for the Regulation

  More information on the New Zealand Climate Change Regulations found here.

Programs Recommending CEN 15747

• European Committee for Standardization (CEN)

  CEN 15747 determines the biomass content of solid recovered fuels (SRF).
  Click Here for the Methodology

• EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)

  CEN 15747 is used to monitor refuse-derived fuels (RDF).
  Page 16: Click Here for the Regulation

• UK Renewable Energy Association/Columbia University Study for UK ROCs Program

  This study mentions ASTM D6866, the US equivalent of CEN 15747.
  Click Here for the Report