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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: 242 (Margaud Dieffenbacher) #242

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ncx-gitbot commented 2 years ago

Commenter Organization: La Belle Forêt

Commenter: Margaud Dieffenbacher

2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: No Section Indicated

Comment: As explained in NCX Carbon Guide, it seems that deferring a harvest even for a year would help mitigate climate change but I am still spektical about this statement. I especially imagine a property owner who would maximize his income and choose to harvest or not, based on the market prices for carbon credits and timber. How does it change things if more carbon is released in a few years when the owner decides to harvest its wood ? Especially as the carbon stored in wood products is not take into account into this method? Moreover, with the tonne-year accounting method, I have the impression that very few tonnes of carbon (1/100) will be saleable per year. How do land owners respond to this method ? Is the market ready to sell few carbon credits which I imagine will then be quite expensive ?

Proposed Change: No Proposed Change

ncx-gitbot commented 2 years 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.