Robust quantification of carbon sequestration requires three steps: defining a baseline, measuring the increase due to given action, and accounting for all uncertainties involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defining the baseline <\/strong>is simply a computation of how carbon stock develops through time, assuming prevailing practices (and legal requirements). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Quantifying the increase in carbon sequestration<\/strong> measures how the stocks increase above baseline, if a given carbon offset action is done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally to ensure required level of conservatism, one must address all the embedded uncertainties:<\/strong> What they are, their size, cross effects etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is particularly important, as the overriding principle is to choose a conservative value and methodology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Though simple to understand, this is always a very detailed, physical computation process and in the context of boreal forests requires:<\/p>\n\n\n\n development of adequate<\/p>\n\n\n\n and to achieve the above, it would need to acquire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Robust quantification of carbon sequestration requires three steps: defining a baseline, measuring the increase due to given action, and accounting for all uncertainties involved. Defining the baseline is simply a computation of how carbon stock develops through time, assuming prevailing practices (and legal requirements). Quantifying the increase in carbon sequestration measures how the stocks increase … <\/p>\n\n
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