Targeting deforestation rates in climate change policy: a "Preservation Pathway" approach |
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Authors: | Kevin R Gurney Leigh Raymond |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Agronomy, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, USA;(2) Department of Political Science, Purdue University, 100 North University Street, West Lafayette, USA |
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Abstract: | We present a new methodological approach to incorporating deforestation within the international climate change negotiating regime. The approach, called "Preservation Pathway" combines the desire for forest preservation with the need to reduce emissions associated with forest loss by focusing on the relative rate of change of forest cover as the criteria by which countries gain access to trading preserved forest carbon stocks. This approach avoids the technically challenging task of quantifying historical or future deforestation emission baselines. Rather, it places emphasis on improving quantification of contemporary stocks and the relative decline in deforestation rates necessary to preserve those stocks. This approach places emphasis on the complete emissions trajectory necessary to attain an agreed-upon preserved forest and as such, meets both forest conservation and climate goals simultaneously. |
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