GHG Project Additionality
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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
