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Assessing the Wider Benefits of the Woodland Carbon Code

Last updated :28 Oct 2024

Topic: Using woodlands

Sub topic: Forest industry

This study identifies and measures the wider social, environmental and local economic benefits of Woodland Carbon Code projects in the UK, also referred to as ‘co-benefits’. The need to assess the co-benefits or wider effects of carbon emissions reduction strategies is highlighted in the Paris Climate Change agreement. It aims to provide evidence on how action to tackle climate change can help deliver other policy objectives. 

Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify and measure the wider social, environmental and local economic benefits of WCC projects in the UK, also referred to as ‘co-benefits’. The need to assess the co-benefits or wider effects of carbon emissions reduction strategies is highlighted in the Paris Climate Change agreement1. It aims to provide evidence on how action to tackle climate change can help deliver other policy objectives.

Assessing the Wider Benefits of the Woodland Carbon Code

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