VIEWS ON LAND USE, LAND-USE CHANGE AND FORESTRY UNDER ARTICLE 3, PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4, OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL AND UNDER THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM

Carbon Market Watch opposes expanding LULUCF activities within the CDM, citing risks to climate adaptation, a lack of market demand for offsets, and the non-permanent nature of land-based carbon sequestration compared to permanent fossil fuel emissions. The organization suggests that LULUCF activities are better suited for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and REDD+, emphasizing a rights-based approach to food security and land rights.

• Carbon Market Watch recommends against adding LULUCF project types to the CDM because such activities may conflict with climate change adaptation, there is no market demand for more carbon offsets, and non-permanent land-use reductions cannot offset permanent fossil fuel emissions.
• The CDM carbon market suffers from an oversupply of units and low prices; while the mechanism could produce up to six billion offsets by 2020, global demand is projected to be three billion or less.
• Carbon sequestration in forests and soils is considered temporary and subject to the risk of non-permanence, meaning stored carbon can be released back into the atmosphere through natural events or human activities like ploughing.
• The organization proposes that LULUCF activities should be integrated into Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and suggests prioritizing REDD+ as an immediate funding action before 2020.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2014). VIEWS ON LAND USE, LAND-USE CHANGE AND FORESTRY UNDER ARTICLE 3, PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4, OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL AND UNDER THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CMW_Position_LULUCF_CDM_final.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. VIEWS ON LAND USE, LAND-USE CHANGE AND FORESTRY UNDER ARTICLE 3, PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4, OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL AND UNDER THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM. 2014. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CMW_Position_LULUCF_CDM_final.pdf.

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BibTeX

@misc{carbonmarketwatch2014views, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{VIEWS ON LAND USE, LAND-USE CHANGE AND FORESTRY UNDER ARTICLE 3, PARAGRAPHS 3 AND 4, OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL AND UNDER THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2014}, month = nov, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/CMW_Position_LULUCF_CDM_final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }