Special Issue On Estimation Of Baselines And Leakage In CarbonMitigation Forestry Projects

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 2006 · Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for GlobalChange

OSTI ID:928485

Sathaye, Jayant A; Andrasko, Kenneth

There is a growing acceptance that the environmentalbenefits of forests extend beyond traditional ecological benefits andinclude the mitigation of climate change. Interest in forestry mitigationactivities has led to the inclusion of forestry practices at the projectlevel in international agreements. Climate change activities place newdemands on participating institutions to set baselines, establishadditionality, determine leakage, ensure permanence, and monitor andverify a project's greenhouse gas benefits. These issues are common toboth forestry and other types of mitigation projects. They demandempirical evidence to establish conditions under which such projects canprovide sustained long term global benefits. This Special Issue reportson papers that experiment with a range of approaches based on empiricalevidence for the setting of baselines and estimation of leakage inprojects in developing Asia and Latin America.

• Research Organization: Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, Berkeley, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 928485
• Report Number(s): LBNL--61454; BnR: 400408000
• Journal Information: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for GlobalChange, Journal Name: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for GlobalChange Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 12; ISSN MASCFV; ISSN 1381-2386
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ASIA
CARBON
CLIMATES
FORESTRY
FORESTS
GREENHOUSE GASES
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
LATIN AMERICA
Leakage carbon mitigation
MITIGATION
MONITORS