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Documents, Data, and Code. The NCX Methodology For Improved Forest Management (IFM) Through Short-Term Harvest Deferral.
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Public Comment: 158 (Briana Capra) #158

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ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

Commenter Organization: Forest Carbon Works

Commenter: Briana Capra

2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: Model for carbon-at-risk of removal (section 11)

Comment: The methodology employs a model to determine baseline emissions to predict the carbonat-risk of removal. However, the model is not from a reputable and recognized source, rather an unpublished model proposed by a developer.The requirement is: Models shall be publicly available, though not necessarily free of charge, from a reputable and recognized source

Proposed Change: VCS Rerefence: VCS Methodology Requirements Section 2.5.1

ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

NCX response: We appreciate comments noting that the structure and performance of the baseline model used within this methodology is strongly influential on the predicted and realized climate impact of projects. Our revised methodology increases transparency rather than following an expert review process. This includes both detailed documentation of particular models used, as well as sharing benchmarking and performance information for baseline models. Finally, the revised approach to uncertainty explicitly accounts for imprecision in the baseline model in calculating the final number of credits generated from projects developed under this methodology.