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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: 217 (Andrea Tuttle) #217

Closed ncx-gitbot closed 1 year ago

ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

Commenter Organization: Forest and Climate Policy

Commenter: Andrea Tuttle

2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: No Section Indicated

Comment: • Practical considerations: The method relies on continued enrollment of vast acreages, each acre contributing a small fraction of stored tons to offset the climate damage of a full ton of carbon pollution. A practical question arises as to whether the scheme will be able to meet business commitments when offering offsets at scale. An aggregation protocol for landowners, presumably through contracts, may be necessary to ensure a sufficient pool of participating acres.

Proposed Change: No Proposed Change

ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

NCX response: We aggregrate credits across very small properties and have in place minimum thresholds for participation to ensure adequate carbon sequestration across the property over a one-year timeframe. It is a requirement that landowners enroll their cumulative landholdings, and those acres are assessed in total. Additionally, our program is also open to very large landowners and timber investment management organizations.