Cover of publication CLIMATE CHANGE 42/2019 Designing an International Peatland Carbon Standard: Criteria, Best Practices and Opportunities
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Designing an International Peatland Carbon Standard: Criteria, Best Practices and Opportunities


Which criteria and concepts for peatland projects are environmentally sound? This question is answered in a new study by the German Environment Agency. It considers standards for peatland projects in the voluntary market for emissions offsetting and in the future compliance markets.

Key recommendations are standardization and simplification of the project cycle and timelines, the development of tools for the clarification of double counting risks and methods for small and micro projects. In addition, the authors formulate recommendations for supporting peatland projects at government level. The study then examines the possible inclusion under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and CORSIA.

Series
Climate Change | 42/2019
Number of pages
103
Year of publication
Author(s)
Moritz von Unger, Igino Emmer, Hans Joosten, John Couwenberg
Language
English
Project No. (FKZ)
3717 42 507 0
Publisher
Umweltbundesamt
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