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'''GHG Project Additionality''' is a concept relevant in distinguishing a [[GHG Project Activity]] from its [[GHG Baseline Scenario]]<ref>The GHG Protocol for Project Accounting, 2005</ref> | '''GHG Project Additionality''' is a concept relevant in distinguishing a [[GHG Project Activity]] from its [[GHG Baseline Scenario]]<ref>The GHG Protocol for Project Accounting, 2005</ref> | ||
| + | The difficulty is that many [[GHG Project | projects]] that reduce [[GHG Emissions]] (relative to historical levels) would happen regardless of the existence of a GHG program and without any concern for climate change mitigation. If a project “would have happened anyway,” then issuing offset credits for its GHG reductions will actually allow a positive net increase in GHG emissions, undermining the emissions target of the GHG program. | ||
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| + | == Examples == | ||
| + | * Replacing old combustion engines with newer generations | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 18:41, 1 November 2021
Definition
GHG Project Additionality is a concept relevant in distinguishing a GHG Project Activity from its GHG Baseline Scenario[1]
The difficulty is that many projects that reduce GHG Emissions (relative to historical levels) would happen regardless of the existence of a GHG program and without any concern for climate change mitigation. If a project “would have happened anyway,” then issuing offset credits for its GHG reductions will actually allow a positive net increase in GHG emissions, undermining the emissions target of the GHG program.
Examples
- Replacing old combustion engines with newer generations
References
- ↑ The GHG Protocol for Project Accounting, 2005
