“E-coal”: LP idea for the auction of CO2 absorbed by forests – Onet.pl

State Forests explain that the portal “e-carbon” will be “redundant” units of carbon dioxide that will be absorbed by the so-called. Forest carbon farm.

Forest farm coal is the concept of the Ministry of Environment, which is designed to help – in accordance with the negotiated Paris UN climate agreement – reduce the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.

the idea is that with proper forest management ie by planting specific tree species, or planting new trees in an existing forest, you can capture more CO2 from the atmosphere. The carbon captured by plants in the natural process of photosynthesis. The longer the forest grows, the more carbon will be deposited there. Furthermore, to prevent “escape” the emission of carbon that is stored, so should be avoided. comprehensive frameworks.

According to the calculations of Forests, the economy in 10 years would accumulate 40 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in the Polish forests. LP CEO Konrad Tomaszewski argues that the carbon forest farms can catch a total of 20 percent. what our country is defined in the EU’s reduction targets. He adds that this is an alternative to expensive and not fully proven technology of CCS, namely capture and underground storage of CO2.

the company argues that hectare of forest with a capacity of 200 cubic meters., where dosadzono example. beeches, can absorb an additional 10 percent. more CO2 than a normal forest, which was not carried out dosadzeń. Forests argue that in the case if the price of CO2 emission allowances amounted to more than 30 euros and holding carbon would be included in the EU ETS CO2 per hectare of this forest you would get more than 500 euros.

Tomaszewski explained that if forest carbon farm will be built in several forest districts, in which the research will be conducted as a forest can additionally assimilate CO2 and convert it into organic carbon. The program would start in 2017., And the possible trade engrossed emissions – in 2020.

Portal ” e-carbon “in the future would be the auction system, in which the LP wystawiałby emissions of CO2 absorbed by the forest. The buyer also would indicate the investment objective, which would be financed from the proceeds of the sale. Portal will be designed primarily for companies, energy companies. LP does not exclude, however, that in the future the system could also benefit individuals who thus would like to be involved in preventing negative climate change.

Ministry of environment added that the money obtained from these auctions would be spent on environmental investments, the development of rural and non-urban areas, including the creation of jobs in rural areas.

next week concept of forest farms coal is to be presented at a conference in Tuczno (West). How to inform the LP, in an event to be participated by representatives of the European Commission, as well as participants from Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Great Britain and Slovakia.