Concept of Additionality:

A reduction in emissions is considered “additional” if it would not have happened

without the market for carbon credits. A project is additional when it only exists

because of the funding derived from carbon credits.

What happens when a project is considered Additional?

Initial area of forest

Initial area of forest

= Predicted area

of forest left

= Predicted forest loss

converted to carbon

credits and all sold

= Predicted area

of forest left

Predicted forest loss

converted to carbon

credits, but not

enough sold

This project cannot proceed.

Will be postponed or cancelled.

This project can proceed.

What happens in Non-additional projects?

Initial area of forest

Initial area of forest

= Predicted area

of forest left

= Predicted forest loss

converted to carbon

credits and all sold

= Predicted area

of forest left

Predicted forest loss

converted to carbon

credits, but not

enough sold

The project will proceed no matter what.

By accepting non-additional projects, it means that the GCC supports

projects that will continue to happen whether or not they sell any

carbon credits.

But why is accepting

non-additional projects bad?

Companies or individuals that buy

these credits can report that they’ve

reduced their own emissions without

legitimately contributing to a carbon

reduction project.

Concept of Additionality:

A reduction in emissions is

considered “additional” if it

would not have happened

without the market for

carbon credits. A project is

additional when it only exists

because of the funding

derived from carbon credits.

What happens when a

project is considered

Additional?

Initial area of forest

= Predicted

area of forest

left

This project can proceed.

Initial area of forest

= Predicted

area of forest

left

Predicted forest loss

converted to carbon

credits, but not

enough sold

This project cannot proceed.

Will be postponed or

cancelled.

What happens in

Non-additional projects?

Initial area of forest

= Predicted

area of forest

left

Initial area of forest

= Predicted

area of forest

left

Predicted forest loss

converted to carbon

credits, but not

enough sold

The project will proceed

no matter what.

By accepting non-additional

projects, it means that the

GCC supports projects that

will continue to happen

whether or not they sell any

carbon credits.

But why is accepting

non-additional projects bad?

Companies or individuals that

buy these credits can report that

they’ve reduced their own

emissions without legitimately

contributing to a carbon

reduction project.

Concept of Additionality:

A reduction in emissions is considered “additional” if it

would not have happened without the market for

carbon credits. A project is additional when it only exists

because of the funding derived from carbon credits.

What happens when a project is considered

Additional?

Initial area of forest

= Predicted area of

forest left

= Predicted forest loss

converted to carbon credits

and all sold

This project can proceed.

Initial area of forest

= Predicted area of

forest left

Predicted forest loss converted to

carbon credits, but not enough

sold

This project cannot proceed.

Will be postponed or cancelled.

What happens in Non-additional projects?

Initial area of forest

= Predicted area of

forest left

= Predicted forest loss

converted to carbon credits

and all sold

Initial area of forest

= Predicted area of

forest left

Predicted forest loss converted to

carbon credits, but not enough

sold

The project will proceed no matter what.

By accepting non-additional projects, it means that

the GCC supports projects that will continue to

happen whether or not they sell any carbon credits.

But why is accepting non-additional

projects bad?

Companies or individuals that buy these credits can report

that they’ve reduced their own emissions without

legitimately contributing to a carbon reduction project.