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IMPACT OF LULUCF ACCOUNTING RULES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION GOALS: WINNING OR LOSING?

Authors :
KAZANAVIČIŪTĖ, Vaiva
DAGILIŪTĖ, Renata
Source :
Journal of Environmental Engineering & Landscape Management; 2023, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p164-175, 12p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) sector plays an important role in climate change mitigation as long-term goal of carbon neutral economy depends on sector's ability to sequestrate carbon in biomass and soil. With reference to the Paris Agreement, accounting rules for LULUCF sector have been heavily discussed in European Union (EU), seeking of trustworthy inclusion of the sector in the assessment of Union's greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target. Therefore, the paper aims to analyze LULUCF sector's contribution to climate change mitigation with different accounting rules applied in EU countries and particularly in Lithuania. On EU level LULUCF sector's absorption in 2019 has equaled around -234 million t CO<subscript>2</subscript> eq. (6% of total EU GHG emissions), in some countries reaching more than a half of national emissions. However, different accounting rules applied may provide significantly different number of potential credits for separate EU countries, creating some "winners" and "losers" situation. Though inclusion of LULUCF sector into GHG's emissions reduction targets remains discussible, some stability in rules is one of the main preconditions for proper LULUCF sector management decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16486897
Volume :
31
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Environmental Engineering & Landscape Management
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
171372751
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3846/jeelm.2023.19466