Viability of Carbon Offset Generating Projects in Boreal Ontario

Jeffrey Biggs and Susanna Laaksonen-Craig

No 2004-10, Working Papers from University of Victoria, Department of Economics, Resource Economics and Policy Analysis Research Group

Abstract: Carbon offsets generated under the Kyoto Protocol should be included in the management options that resource managers are considering. This paper investigates investments in afforestation for the generation of KP compliant carbon offsets in the Timmins Management Unit, concentrating on the availability of quality carbon budget models, domestic carbon market concerns and the presence of an enabling environment. A modelling exercise is undertaken using GORCAM-WC1, with ownership, leading species, investment horizon, site productivity and carbon price as variables. Under current institutional frameworks, afforestation projects with the purpose of generating carbon offsets in the TMU are not viable investments for the first commitment period, though such projects will be profitable under certain conditions if constraints are removed and investment is long term.

Keywords: Afforestation; Kyoto Protocol; Boreal Ontario; Carbon Sequestration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q23 Q27 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2004
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