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LULUCF: Joint Implementation, Green Investment Schemes,
and other domestic LULUCF activities by Annex I countries
Budapest, 21-22 May
Monument Building, Popper Room, Nádor 9, District 5, 1051 Budapest, Hungary
Organized by JOANNEUM RESEARCH (Austria)
Hosted by the Central European University (Budapest)
Co-sponsorship by COST Action 639, Carbon-Pro, QUEST and TerraCarbon
Download: Workshop Programme LULUCF JI - GIS Budapest (PDF)
Rationale
Land use, land-use change and forestry activities, including those that impact soil carbon, have so far largely been concentrated in developing countries, within the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and limited to afforestation and reforestation activities. On the other hand, LULUCF activities in
Annex I countries, for example in Central and Eastern Europe, offer a much wider field of engagement for LULUCF, since the activities are not limited to afforestation and reforestation. Projects or activities could be undertaken either within the Joint Implementation mechanism, or in the framework of so
called “Green Investment Schemes” (GIS). GIS includes the sale of carbon credits by the host
country, and re-investment of revenues in projects that reduce emissions or enhance removals of greenhouse gases.
Due to the multitude of possible activities (reducing deforestation, improving forest management, improving management of grassland or cropland management, revegetation, etc.), several challenges arise for estimation and monitoring of greenhouse gases (GHGs), including from soils.
Main topics
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Experience to date
- Progress so far with LULUCF activities in the context of JI and GIS
- Status of implementation of Kyoto Protocol Articles 3.3 and 3.4 at the national level
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Possible host countries and project types, including programmatic approaches
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Monitoring issues, with specific focus on estimation of GHGs in soils (of specific interest to COST Action 639) and biomass
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Focus on projects related to protecting or enhancing peat carbon stocks
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Relationship between projects and national accounting under Kyoto Protocol Article 3.3 and Article 3.4
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Accounting of Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) and the role of the International Transaction Log
Participation
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COST 639 experts
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Participants of the Carbon-Pro and QUEST JI LULUCF projects
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Experts in the areas of agriculture, forestry, and GHG mitigation, and on Joint Implementation / GIS
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Representatives of government, forestry and agriculture agencies from potential host countries (for example, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, …)
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Project developers, carbon-credit buyers and brokers
Monday, 21 May
Session 1: Introduction
Chair: Bernhard Schlamadinger
Session 2: JI, GIS and LULUCF: policy, regulatory and implementation aspects
Chair: Robert Jandl
10:15
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József Feiler, Ministry of Environment and Water, Hungary |
Status and plans about GIS in Hungary |
Charlotte Streck, Climate Focus, The Netherlands |
Relevance of LULUCF in international climate policy, and role in post-Kyoto negotiations |
Joachim Sell, Factor AG, Switzerland |
Markets for ecosystem services from forests - The demand side's perspective |
11:15 |
Coffee break |
11:45 |
Bernhard Schlamadinger,
Joanneum Research, Austria |
Overview of JI LULUCF activities, “JISC latest”, including regulatory hurdles (International Transaction Log) |
Igino Emmer, Face Foundation, The Netherlands |
Overview of CDM AR experience |
Scott Settelmyer, Terra Carbon, USA |
Markets for carbon credits from LULUCF projects and activities |
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Francisco Arango
UNFCCC - Climate Change Secretariat
Sustainable Development Mechanisms - Joint Implementation Section
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Session 3: Country-specific experiences and plans regarding JI and GIS LULUCF activities
Chair: Zoltan Somogyi
13:45
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Viorel Blujdea, Forest Research Institute, Romania |
Afforestation of degraded lands in Romania – experience form first and only JI LULUCF project |
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Nikolay Vasilev, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Bulgaria |
JI and GIS LULUCF options in Bulgaria |
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Volodymyr Pasternak, Ukrainian Research Inst. of Forestry and Forest Melioration |
JI LULUCF options in Ukraine |
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Larry Burrows, Landcare Research, New Zealand |
Afforestation / reforestation offset pro-jects in New Zealand: the state of play |
15:05 |
Coffee break |
15:35 |
David Gazdag, Klimafa, Hungary |
Eco-restoration in Joint Implementation Projects |
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Sabine Henders, Ecosecurities, United Kingdom |
JI track 1 forestry analysis in France and state of a potential JI LULUCF project in Poland |
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Daria Lugovaya or Andrey Shegolev, WWF, Russia |
LULUCF activities in Russia |
16:35 |
Discussion |
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17: 00 |
End |
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Tuesday, May 22
Session 4: Soil / GHG monitoring requirements arising from JI and GIS / LULUCF activities
Chair: Sabine Henders
9:00
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Diana Urge-Vorsatz,
Central European University, Hungary |
General aspects of GIS |
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Zoltan Somogyi, Forest Research Institute, Hungary |
Summary of findings from CarboInvent regarding LULUCF projects, with focus on soils and GHGs, and how to demonstrate that soil carbon is not a source |
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Bernhard Schlamadinger, Joanneum Research, Austria |
GHG monitoring in soils: requirements arising from JI Track 1 and Track 2 |
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Jukka Alm, The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finnland |
Greenhouse gas emissions from the use of peat and peatlands in Finland – an overview of the resulting emission factors |
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Break-out groups
Group 1: GHG monitoring in soils
Group 2: How to accelerate / encourage JI LULUCF
Group 3: Green Investment Schemes (GIS) for LULUCF
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