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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: 196 (Danny Cullenward) #196

Closed ncx-gitbot closed 1 year ago

ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

Commenter Organization: CarbonPlan

Commenter: Danny Cullenward

2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: 7

Comment: The Proposed Methodology fails to ensure additionality because it relies on unspecified, proprietary methods to account for the unique additionality risks associated with short-duration harvest deferrals. See attached comment letter submitted in response to Methodology for Improved Forest Management through Targeted, Short-Term Harvest Deferral (March 2022).

Proposed Change: Require full public disclosure of all baseline scenario models and validation benchmarks approved for use with this methodology. See comment letter.

ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

NCX response: Projects are additional when the carbon stocks in the project scenario are greater than the carbon stocks expected under the baseline scenario–this is the basis for any carbon project verified against any standard. Because additionality, and therefore, creditable carbon is dependent on an accurate baseline, eligibility is limited to forests that are truly at risk of being harvested in the next year. Deferring that harvest results in additional carbon in the landscape.