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Deforestation – a call for consistent carbon accounting
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Abstract
Carbon accounting conventions treat emissions differently depending on their source. Fossil fuel carbon emissions are assessed as gross, whereas anthropogenic land carbon emissions are assessed as net. Despite calls for consistent gross accounting, accounting guidelines remain unchanged. Here we consolidate arguments for consistent accounting and explore implications for national inventories, sector contributions, carbon markets and programs aimed at reducing deforestation and supporting forest protection.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31223/X5R711
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Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Keywords
LULUCF; FOLU; deforestation emissions; avoided deforestation; emission sectors.
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Published: 2024-08-01 20:38
Last Updated: 2024-08-02 03:38
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CC BY Attribution 4.0 International
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Conflict of interest statement:
The author is biased against industrial scale deforestation, having witnessed first-hand the destruction of 11 square km of forest and woodland each day while monitoring deforestation for the Queensland government. This did influence the study topic, however every effort was made to make sure my personal judgement was unbiased.
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