Municipalities can contribute to the strengthening of carbon sinks

This policy brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the role of municipalities and regional governments in strengthening carbon sinks within the context of EU LULUCF regulations, specifically highlighting the challenges and opportunities in forested nations.

• In countries with significant forest cover, such as Finland, Norway, and Sweden, maintaining carbon sinks is politically difficult because of the desire to grow forest-based industries and the goal of using wood as a substitute for fossil fuels.
• Current policy instruments for preventing the conversion of forest land, encouraging the development of carbon sinks, or reducing land-use greenhouse gas emissions are currently under-developed.
• Municipalities and regional governments are positioned to lead voluntary actions for sink preservation, utilizing their influence over land-use and their ability to integrate the role of sinks into local climate targets and measures.

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} }