It is important that the
measurement and reporting of carbon sequestered by the
Guaraquecaba Climate Action Project be done accurately. The
monitoring and verification of the carbon benefits of the
project will quantify, with a high degree of precision, how much
carbon existed in the project area prior to commencement of the
project, the carbon losses avoided, and how much carbon is
captured as a result of the project. Proven forestry techniques
for measuring the actual carbon present in above-ground
vegetation, roots, and leaf litter, as well as in soils, at 188 permanent plots in and around the project area will yield carbon
data that will be statistically applicable to the entire
project.
The monitoring and verification
program was developed with the assistance of one of the world’s
leading experts in the field, Winrock
International, using a
peer-reviewed methodology which will provide the desired degree
of accuracy. A Technical Advisory Panel has been used to verify
the validity, precision and thoroughness of the carbon
monitoring procedures employed to measure and report carbon
sequestration for the project. Each ton of carbon that results
from the avoidance, reduction or mitigation of carbon emissions
due to the project is assigned as a potential carbon emission
offset credit to AEP for funding the project. See ‘Carbon
credits' page.
