Municipalities can contribute to the strengthening of carbon sinks

The document discusses the role of municipalities in maintaining carbon sinks, noting that in forested countries like Finland, Norway, and Sweden, this is complicated by the desire to use wood to replace fossil fuels. It argues that while formal policy instruments to prevent forest conversion are under-developed, local governments can lead through voluntary actions and land-use influence.

• In forested nations including Finland, Norway, and Sweden, maintaining forest carbon sinks is politically difficult because of the goal to use wood as a substitute for fossil fuels and raw materials for forest-based industries.
• Current policy tools designed to prevent the conversion of forest land or to incentivize the development of carbon sinks and the reduction of land-use greenhouse gas emissions are not yet sufficiently developed.
• Municipalities and regional governments are positioned to lead voluntary efforts to preserve sinks by utilizing their influence over land-use and incorporating sink roles into local climate targets.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Municipalities can contribute to the strengthening of carbon sinks. https://www.sei.org/publications/municipalities-can-contribute-to-the-strengthening-of-carbon-sinks/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Municipalities can contribute to the strengthening of carbon sinks. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/municipalities-can-contribute-to-the-strengthening-of-carbon-sinks/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023municipalities, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Municipalities can contribute to the strengthening of carbon sinks}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/municipalities-can-contribute-to-the-strengthening-of-carbon-sinks/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }