Category: Glossary

LULUCF

LULUCF is the acronym widely used to refer to “Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry”.

LULUCF is the acronym widely used to refer to “Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry”. LULUCF is a sector under the Kyoto Protocol that covers emissions resulting from direct human-induced land use, land-use change and forestry activities. In particular, LULUCF covers cropland and grazing land management, land clearing and forest management in developed countries.

Several Articles of the Kyoto Protocol make provisions for the inclusion of land use, land-use change and forestry activities by Parties as part of their efforts to implement the Kyoto Protocol. However the exact GHG accounting standards and considerations relating to national inventories continue to evolve and are still subject to debate in COP negotiations.

Website: http://unfccc.int/

REDD

REDD is the acronym widely used to refer to the UN program for “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” in developing countries. REDD program specifics are still under discussion, but an agreement may be finalised in 2010. It is anticipated that the REDD program will begin in 2013. During the COP-15 conference in Copenhagen, a number of countries committed US $3.5 billion to the REDD program over the next three years.

REDD is a program aimed at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and incentivising re-forestation, which can boost carbon sinks and create financial value for the carbon stored in standing forests and soil. Direct financial assistance (fund-based) from developed countries or indirect financing through REDD credits (market-based) will be offered for developing countries to monitor forest loss, build institutions for avoiding deforestation and help finance reforestation projects. Further co-benefits such as increasing biodiversity, conservation and poverty alleviation are also intended. Participation is program-specific.

Website: www.un-redd.org

ISO 14069

 

ISO 14069 refers to an ISO standard specifying the quantification and reporting of GHG emissions for organizations (Carbonfootprint of organization) — Guidance for the Application of ISO 14064-1. ISO/TR 14069:2013 describes the principles, concepts and methods relating to the quantification and reporting of direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for an organization. It provides guidance for the application of ISO 14064-1 to greenhouse gas inventories at the organization level, for the quantification and reporting of direct emissions, energy indirect emissions and other indirect emissions.

ISO 14067

 

ISO 14067 refers to a set of ISO standards currently under development specifying quantification and other relevant activities in relation to the carbon footprint of products. In particular, part one – ISO 14067-1 – specifies the quantification of the carbon footprint of products.

Until such time as it has been adopted and published, ISO 14067 is not an actual standard.

CDM

CDM is the acronym widely used to refer to the “Clean Development Mechanism”.

The Clean Development Mechanism is part of the “Kyoto Protocol To The United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change” allowing industrialised countries with a greenhouse gas reduction commitment to invest in projects in developing countries, that result in GHG emissions reductions, to achieve some of their commitment targets in offsets from such projects.

Website: http://cdm.unfccc.int/index.html

WCI

WCI is the acronym widely used to refer to the “Western Climate Initiative”.

The Western Climate Initiative is a joint collaborating of the US States Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and the Canadian Provinces British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec to take cooperative actions to address climate change and implement a joint strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Website: www.westernclimateinitiative.org

GHG Protocol

GHG Protocol is a term widely used to refer to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol that was jointly developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Resources Institute (WRI).

This Greenhouse Gas Protocol provides guidance documents and accounting standards to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions.

Website: www.ghgprotocol.org

This protocol is not to be confused with the individual GHG protocols developed by various organisations, governments, individuals and companies to establish sources, sinks and reservoirs and conversion factors for greenhouse gas emissions for specific activities in specific regions. Some, not all, of these specific protocols can also be found as part of the GHG Protocol.