Carbon accounting and the climate politics of forestry
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SummaryForestry has an undeservedly unimportant role in the current climate agreement. In the current accounting system under the Kyoto Protocol, greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector, industrial processes, solvents and other product use, agriculture and waste are debited according to their assumed true negative effect on the climate, while the true influence of forestry, reported in the LULUCF-sector (the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry sector), is heavily restricted under current accounting procedures. In contrast to other sectors, the LULUCF sector is unique because appropriate management may not only reduce emissions by sources but may also imply removals by sinks. A prerequisite for managing forestry in a climate friendly way is that fair incentives be in place not only between sectors but also within the LULUCF sector. The proposed project will focus on two major issues: (i) suggesting a balanced accounting model for LULUCF and (ii) identifying potential reasons for not accepting such a model and if possible finding ways to compromise. Artiklar
Ellison, D., Lundblad, M. & Petersson, H. 2011. Carbon accounting and the climate politics of forestry. Environmental Science & Policy 14: 1062-1078.
