CDR Verification Framework Documentation
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Avoided non-CO₂ biomass emissions
Uncertainty
Using a biomass feedstock for CDR could potentially avoid non-CO₂ emissions such as methane or nitrous oxide that would have occurred in the counterfactual, for example during biomass decay. We recommend that these avoided emissions be considered a co-benefit of the project, and not be included in the accounting of net carbon removal. GWP assumptions used to characterize any avoided non-CO₂ emissions should be transparently disclosed.
Applicable pathways
Pathway
VCL
Biochar
1-3
Revision history

Apr 01 2024
First release.
Avoided non-CO₂ biomass emissions
Uncertainty
Using a biomass feedstock for CDR could potentially avoid non-CO₂ emissions such as methane or nitrous oxide that would have occurred in the counterfactual, for example during biomass decay. We recommend that these avoided emissions be considered a co-benefit of the project, and not be included in the accounting of net carbon removal. GWP assumptions used to characterize any avoided non-CO₂ emissions should be transparently disclosed.
Revision history

Apr 01 2024
First release.