Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol
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Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol COFO COFO 2001 2001 Key Forestry - Related Issues
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Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. Key Forestry - Related Issues. COFO 2001. Overview. Forests and carbon The Protocol of Kyoto After COP 6 Role of FAO. C-Emission World 1990 6.9 Gt. 23% LULUCF. 3% WASTE. 24% Building. 34% Industry. 16% Transport. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol
Climate Change and theKyoto Protocol
COFO 2001COFO 2001
Key Forestry - Related Issues
• Forests and carbon• The Protocol of Kyoto• After COP 6• Role of FAO
Overview
16% Transport
34% Industry
23% LULUCF
C-Emission World 19906.9 Gt
24% Building
3% WASTE
Global carbon stocks Oceans 39 000 GtAtmosphere 760 GtSoils about 2 000 GtVegetation 500 Gt
Forests as carbon stocksca. 50 % of terrestrial C
Tropical forests: 37%
Soils > 50%
Above ground woody biomass
Forestry practices to slow down
CO2 accumulation in atmosphere
ConservationStorage
Substitution
Kyoto Protocol CoP 3 Kyoto, 12/1997
Objective: Reduction of GHG
in 39 countries by at least 5 % (level 1990)
in 2008-2012
Flexible mechanisms
Emission trading
Joint implementationClean development mechanism
After COP 6
Compliance Flexible Mechanisms
Financing
After COP 6Inclusion of LULUCF
Forests as sinks
Supplementarity
Next steps ?Informal Talks
COP 7 in November COP 6/2 in July
Rio + 10 in 2002
Role of FAO• Repository of data• Information and advice• Custodian of methods, models • Neutral forum
