This discussion paper explores environmental risks from the inclusion of forest offset credits in the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 and CORSIA, and examines approaches to address such risks. A number of challenges surrounding environmental integrity notably baseline determination, additionality, permanence, and leakage are discussed as well as environmental and social safeguards in forest mitigation initiatives. [2]
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/crediting-forest-related-mitigation-under-international-carbon-market-mechanisms
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Crediting Forest-related Mitigation under International Carbon Market Mechanisms.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/giz
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-market
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-offset
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lulucf
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/redd
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-mitigation