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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: 208 (Andrea Tuttle) #208

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ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

Commenter Organization: Forest and Climate Policy

Commenter: Andrea Tuttle

2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: No Section Indicated

Comment: Short-term carbon storage resulting from the deferral of forest harvest for one-year provides little climate benefit. This is especially true if harvest is then doubled in the next year (a near-term reversal) -- as is permitted.

Proposed Change: No Proposed Change

ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

NCX response: We agree that additionality is key for any carbon project to work, whether 1 year or 100 years. That is why we rigorously measure additionality in our program and transparently share the results of all project cycles. No nature-based solutions are permanent. However, in this critical decade increasing sequestration and storage is critical to meet global goals. Therefore, we are incentivizing immediate action when it counts. When tonne-year accounting is combined with ex post crediting, climate impact is delivered immediately and cannot be reversed. Acknowledging and designing for temporary storage using tonne-year accounting and short-term crediting provides accountability when fires, pests, and climate change itself make long-term forest predictions near impossible.