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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: 272 (Ben Parkhurst) #272

Closed ncx-gitbot closed 2 years ago

ncx-gitbot commented 2 years ago

Commenter Organization: Bluesource LLC

Commenter: Ben Parkhurst

2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: No Section Indicated

Comment: Feedback on 1 Year Projects Utilizing Tonne Year Accounting

Proposed Change: Finally, we would advocate for full public disclosure of the expert analysis of the proposed tonne-year accounting assumptions and quantification approach to ensure additionality and appropriate discounts for leakage and uncertainty. We also suggest these materials be made available for public comment prior to any approval actions of this methodology by Verra.

ncx-gitbot commented 2 years ago

NCX response: We appreciate comments noting that the structure and performance of the baseline model used within this methodology is strongly influential on the predicted and realized climate impact of projects. Our revised methodology increases transparency rather than following an expert review process. This includes both detailed documentation of particular models used, as well as sharing benchmarking and performance information for baseline models. Finally, the revised approach to uncertainty explicitly accounts for imprecision in the baseline model in calculating the final number of credits generated from projects developed under this methodology.