The release of greenhouse gases and/or their precursors into the atmosphere at a specific area and over a specified period.
First commitment period
First commitment period
Refers to the 2008-2012 period under the Kyoto Protocol.
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Forestation
Forestation
It is the conversion, directly induced by the humans, of land that has not been forested – for a period of at least 50 years – into forested land through planting, sowing, and/or human-induced promotion of natural sources of seeds. This definition is used for...
Permanence
Permanence
Time at which carbon stored by sequestration remains in a carbon pool without being rereleased. Only permanent carbon pools are acceptable for climate policy purposes.