REDD Publications
Financing Options for Blue Carbon: Opportunities and Lessons from the REDD+ Experience
November 2011 - by David Gordon, Brian C. Murray, Linwood Pendleton, and Britta Victor
When development pressures transform mangroves, seagrass, and coastal wetlands, carbon stored in their biomass and soil is released to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. One way to counter these pressures and thereby conserve the carbon stored in these habitats (referred to as “blue carbon”) is to provide payments for the environmental services they provide. This paper analyzes current and potential options for carbon mitigation payments as a source of blue carbon finance. With other work that has focused on the payments needed to secure blue carbon, this paper can help stakeholders assess funding gaps and direct scarce resources to those activities that will provide the greatest blue carbon benefits.
Demand for REDD Carbon Credits: A Primer on Buyers, Markets, and Factors Impacting Prices
February 2011 - by Joshua D. Schneck, Brian C. Murray, Christopher S. Galik, and W. Aaron Jenkins
This paper provides an overview of the demand for forest carbon, including potential buyers and their objectives, markets for forest carbon, and forces that affect the price of forest carbon. It is intended for parties and organizations who are considering developing forest carbon projects, as an aid to understanding the changing market and demand for forest carbon credits. While the primary focus of the paper is on markets and demand for REDD credits—credits arising from projects that reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation—much of the information is applicable to afforestation and reforestation projects, as well as improved forest management.
Policy Impacts on Deforestation: Lessons Learned from Past Experiences to Inform New Initiatives
June 2010 - by Alexander Pfaff, Erin O. Sills, Gregory S. Amacher, Michael J. Coren, Kathleen Lawlor, and Charlotte Streck
A new Nicholas Institute report looks at the successes and failures of previous policy attempts to stem deforestation and suggests a way forward for global policy efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas from deforestation.
Expanding the Scope of International Terrestrial Carbon Options: Implications of REDD+ and Beyond
February 2010 - by Kathleen Lawlor, Aaron Jenkins, Lydia P. Olander, Brian C. Murray
Forging a Path for High-Quality Compliance REDD Credits
December 2009 - by Brian Murray, Lydia Olander, Donald P. Kanak
U.S. Government Funding for Forests in Developing Countries and the New REDD+ Landscape
October 2009 - by Kathleen Lawlor and Lydia Olander
The Effects of Performance Standards on Offsets Supply Under H.R. 2454
August 2009 - by David Cooley, Lydia Olander, Brian Murray
Nicholas Institute Discussion Memo on H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
The Economics of Offsets in a Greenhouse Gas Compliance Market
July 2009 - by Brian C. Murray and W. Aaron Jenkins
Mitigation Beyond the Cap: A Series of Briefs on Expanding Climate Mitigation Opportunities
The Crucial Role of Forests in Combating Climate Change
June 2009 - by Erin Myers Madeira, Lydia Olander, William Boyd, Kathleen Lawlor, John O. Niles
International Forest Carbon and the Climate Change Challenge Series – Brief No. 1
Policy Impacts on Deforestation: Lessons from Past Experiences to Inform New Initiatives
June 2009 - by Alexander Pfaff, Gregory S. Amacher, Kathleen Lawlor, Erin O. Sills, Michael J. Coren, and Charlotte Streck
A policy brief exploring what has worked in reducing forest loss and degradation and what has not, and the reasons for these different outcomes.
Including International Forest Carbon Incentives in Climate Policy: Understanding the Economics
June 2009 - by Brian C. Murray, Ruben Lubowski, Brent Sohngen
Experience on the Ground, in the Forests
June 2009 - by John Niles with William Boyd, Kathleen Lawlor, Erin Myers Madeira and Lydia Olander
International Forest Carbon and the Climate Change Challenge Series – Brief No. 6
Addressing the Causes of Tropical Deforestation: Lessons Learned and the Implications for International Forest Carbon Policy
June 2009 - by Kathleen Lawlor with Lydia Olander, William Boyd, John Niles and Erin Myers Madeira
International Forest Carbon and the Climate Change Challenge Series – Brief No. 5
Fundamentals for an International Forest Climate Policy
June 2009 - by Lydia Olander with John Niles, William Boyd, Erin Myers Madeira and Kathleen Lawlor
International Forest Carbon and the Climate Change Challenge Series – Brief No. 4
Responding to Concerns and Questions
June 2009 - by Lydia Olander, William Boyd, Kathleen Lawlor, John Niles, Erin Myers Madeira
International Forest Carbon and the Climate Change Challenge Series – Brief No. 3
International Forest Carbon in Current Policy Proposals
June 2009 - by William Boyd, Lydia Olander, John Niles, Kathleen Lawlor, Erin Myers Madeira
International Forest Carbon and the Climate Change Challenge Series – Brief No. 2
Sustaining Livelihoods While Reducing Emissions From Deforestation
June 2009 - by Kathleen Lawlor, Lydia P. Olander and Erika Weinthal
International Forest Carbon and the Climate Change Challenge: Issues and Options
June 2009 - by Lydia Olander, William Boyd, Kathleen Lawlor, Erin Myers Madeira and John Niles
A multi-author collaborative report highlighting the most promising opportunities and pressing challenges associated with the effort to bring deforestation and forest degradation into climate policy.
Addressing Leakage in a Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Offsets Program for Forestry and Agriculture
March 2009 - by Aaron Jenkins, Lydia Olander and Brian Murray
Mitigation Beyond the Cap: A Series of Briefs on Expanding Climate Mitigation Opportunities
Addressing Impermanence Risk and Liability in Agriculture, Land Use Change, and Forest Carbon Projects
October 2008 - by Brian Murray and Lydia Olander
Mitigation Beyond the Cap: A Series of Briefs on Expanding Climate Mitigation Opportunities
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