平地造林溫室氣體抵換專案減量方法之研擬

Developing GHG Offset Methodology for Plain Area Afforestation in Taiwan

自2010年行政院環境保護署發布「溫室氣體先期專案暨抵換專案推動原則」，我國森林施業得參與抵換專案擠入碳交易市場，本研究參考聯合國清潔發展機制（clean development mechanism, CDM）與查證碳標準（verified carbon standard, VCS）的減量方法，試開發一符合國情且兼容新植造林／更新造林與促進森林經營管理的平地造林減量方法，再依循「溫室氣體先期專案暨抵換專案推動原則」減量方法申請規定，分析申請過程與後續可能遇到之狀況，並以雲嘉南地區平地造林計畫為例，估算其專案碳匯量及效益。結果顯示碳匯計算理論可行，且減量方法申請若檢附以往平地造林參與者之名冊清單，有望追溯減量額度，但後續抵換專案申請作業恐遇到交易成本過高、第三方查驗機構確查證資格等問題。 In September 2010, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced the ＂Greenhouse Gas Early Action and Offset Program Principles＂. Domestic sivilculture can be packed as a forest offset project and applied to offset program. Referring to the methodologies of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), this study tried to develop a localized methodology for both Afforestation/Reforestation (AR) and Improve Forest Management (IFM) offset project for plain area, and adhered to ＂Greenhouse Gas Early Action and Offset Program Principles＂, figured out the potential barriers during methodology applying and follow-up forest offset projects might met. And the Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan areas' plain area afforestation as the case study of showing beneficial result. The results showed a theoretical feasibility of carbon sink calculating. Furthermore, if attached a name list of participants of reforestation plan of plain areas which had held by government, the early carbon sink might possibly have chance to be translated to carbon credits. However, the high cost and the qualification of Designated Operational Entity (DOE) could be problems of follow-up offset projects.

In September 2010, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced the ＂Greenhouse Gas Early Action and Offset Program Principles＂. Domestic sivilculture can be packed as a forest offset project and applied to offset program. Referring to the methodologies of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), this study tried to develop a localized methodology for both Afforestation/Reforestation (AR) and Improve Forest Management (IFM) offset project for plain area, and adhered to ＂Greenhouse Gas Early Action and Offset Program Principles＂, figured out the potential barriers during methodology applying and follow-up forest offset projects might met. And the Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan areas' plain area afforestation as the case study of showing beneficial result. The results showed a theoretical feasibility of carbon sink calculating. Furthermore, if attached a name list of participants of reforestation plan of plain areas which had held by government, the early carbon sink might possibly have chance to be translated to carbon credits. However, the high cost and the qualification of Designated Operational Entity (DOE) could be problems of follow-up offset projects.