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1 year ago NCX response: The only activity eligible to receive credits under this methodology is extension of rotation age. The revised version of the methodology will be explicit about which activity types are eligible and which are not.
Commenter Organization: Forest Carbon Works
Commenter: Briana Capra
2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: Section 5 Project Boundary
Comment: The methodology does not specify methods to demonstrate whether the dead wood pool may increase above de mininis, and therefore cannot be an excluded pool. The requirement is: Accounting for the dead wood carbon pool in ERA methodologies is complex because GHG emissions will depend on how post-harvest slash is treated. Slash may either be piled and burned on site, as typically happens in fire prone areas, or left on site to decompose. Extending a harvest rotation or cutting cycle would result in larger trees at harvest, which would increase the amount of dead wood produced at each harvest, but not necessarily the total amount of dead wood produced over time. Because the dead wood pool may increase above the de minimis in the baseline or project scenario, this carbon pool is deemed optional
Proposed Change: VCS Rerefence: VCS Methodology Requirements Section 3.3.18