Quantifying The Greenhouse Gas Benefits Of Fuel Reduction Treatments: Recent Advancements in Data Products and Modeling

Thursday, October 26, 2023

10:30am - 11:00am PST

Location: A10

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

Speaker(s)

Marissa Bongiovanni Spence, PhD

Forestry Manager
Climate Action Reserve
Ironwood, Michigan, United States
Thomas Buchholz, PhD

Forest and Agriculture Lead
Spatial Informatics Group, United States
JR

Jon Remucal, MF

Associate Director of Nature-Based Solutions
Climate Action Reserve, United States

We discuss the datasets that underpin the Reduced Emissions from Megafires Forecast Methodology launched in 2023 in the voluntary carbon market. Attendees will learn about recent advancements in data products and modeling and improvements still needed to improve the rigor of predicting the GHG impacts of fuel reduction treatments.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the currently available data sets and models for quantifying the climate benefits of fuel reduction treatments.
Understand the potential for carbon markets to help fund forest restoration.