Comments on: Effectiveness of Forest-Based Carbon Offsets Questioned http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/03/effectiveness-of-forest-based-carbon-offsets-questioned/ Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 22:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Dornau http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/03/effectiveness-of-forest-based-carbon-offsets-questioned/comment-page-1/#comment-106964 Robert Dornau Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:32:09 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=9505#comment-106964 this article is rightfully concerned about project that apply forward crediting to forest projects. There is of course a permanance risk assigned to any forest. However, all credible ghg programs do not issue forward credits for forests, but only issue credits on the verified amount of CO2 actually sequestered in a forest over a past period. Two examples are the CDM and the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) this article is rightfully concerned about project that apply forward crediting to forest projects. There is of course a permanance risk assigned to any forest. However, all credible ghg programs do not issue forward credits for forests, but only issue credits on the verified amount of CO2 actually sequestered in a forest over a past period. Two examples are the CDM and the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS)

]]> By: Ivan Chan http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/03/effectiveness-of-forest-based-carbon-offsets-questioned/comment-page-1/#comment-106729 Ivan Chan Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:30:47 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=9505#comment-106729 The Fox News piece is based on a 2007 essay and not representative of current thinking on reforestation by scientists, experts and certification bodies. An article by Lester Brown of Earth Policy Institute for example, notes, "Deforestation is no longer just a matter of local flooding, but also rising seas worldwide and the many other effects of climate change. Nature has just raised the ante on protecting forests." Reforestation also helps buy critical time in the fight on global warming while market transformation occurs to more widespread use of clean, renewable energy. The Fox News piece is based on a 2007 essay and not representative of current thinking on reforestation by scientists, experts and certification bodies.

An article by Lester Brown of Earth Policy Institute for example, notes,

“Deforestation is no longer just a matter of local flooding, but also rising seas worldwide and the many other effects of climate change. Nature has just raised the ante on protecting forests.”

Reforestation also helps buy critical time in the fight on global warming while market transformation occurs to more widespread use of clean, renewable energy.

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