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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.
Commenter Organization: Forest and Climate Policy
Commenter: Andrea Tuttle
2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: No Section Indicated
Comment: The point of using forest sequestration as an emission offset is to remove and store carbon from the atmosphere 1) in amounts that exceed what the atmosphere already experiences from business-as-usual (BAU) forest harvest activity, and 2) for periods of time long enough to offset the long residence time and climate damage of carbon pollution in the atmosphere. The NCX methodology does neither of these.
Proposed Change: No Proposed Change