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MetricProject greenhouse gas accounting

LULUCF project net carbon-stock differential

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports lulucf project net carbon-stock differential under the GHG Protocol Project Accounting Package.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Structured table
Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Declared project reporting or crediting period
Aggregation
Aggregate only compatible, non-overlapping observations with the same project boundary, baseline scenario, gas, period, unit and quantification method.
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Project greenhouse gas accounting
Controlled domain
Climate and greenhouse gases
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Conditional LULUCF project and baseline carbon-stock boundary.

Verified source occurrences

Framework coverage

This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.

  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    November 2006
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Measurement
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    page 67, section 6 | Page 45, Section 8.3; 6.3, Baseline Carbon Stock Changes and GHG Removals | Page 55 | Page 41, Section 7.1.5 | PDF p. 80, Chapter 10, Net Stocks formula under Primary Effect | PDF p. 80, Chapter 10, Net Stocks formula under Removals Secondary Effects
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Current-in-force package: November 2005 with 2006/2007 supplements
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF p. 80, Chapter 10, Net Stocks formula under Primary Effect
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Current-in-force package: November 2005 with 2006/2007 supplements
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    page 67, section 6
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Current-in-force package: November 2005 with 2006/2007 supplements
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 55
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Current-in-force package: November 2005 with 2006/2007 supplements
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 41, Section 7.1.5
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Current-in-force package: November 2005 with 2006/2007 supplements
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PDF p. 80, Chapter 10, Net Stocks formula under Removals Secondary Effects
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    GHG Protocol

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    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    Current-in-force package: November 2005 with 2006/2007 supplements
    Requirement
    Conditional
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Page 45, Section 8.3; 6.3, Baseline Carbon Stock Changes and GHG Removals
    Open official framework source

Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Declared project reporting or crediting period

Unit meaning: Each field uses its source-defined unit and retains the applicable project, baseline, effect, gas, period, component and method.

Table fields and units

  • LULUCF project net carbon-stock differential
  • Reported value and unit
  • Project or baseline status
  • Period and method notes

Published dimensions

  • Carbon pool
  • Land area
  • Period
  • Baseline or project

Disclosure method

Formula information

Status
Not applicable
Formula type
Structured Disclosure

Disclosure form

No single formula

Report the source-defined result with its stated fields and method disclosures. Source occurrences are consolidated into project-lulucf-net-carbon-stock-differential while preserving organization, scope, named-gas, method, period and boundary distinctions.

Verified sources

Evidence and status sources

Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.

Measurement evidence

  • Measurement evidenceChecked 30 August 2026

    Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry Guidance for GHG Project Accounting

    Publisher
    GHG Protocol
    Edition
    November 2006
    Locator
    page 67, section 6 | Page 45, Section 8.3; 6.3, Baseline Carbon Stock Changes and GHG Removals | Page 55 | Page 41, Section 7.1.5 | PDF p. 80, Chapter 10, Net Stocks formula under Primary Effect | PDF p. 80, Chapter 10, Net Stocks formula under Removals Secondary Effects

    Supports: The official GHG Protocol Project Accounting Package source supports the identity, boundary and method basis of “LULUCF project net carbon-stock differential”.

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Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: GHG Protocol Project Accounting Package, Current-in-force package: November 2005 with 2006/2007 supplements.

  • Project boundary and baseline scenario
  • Project type, geography and technology
  • Reporting or crediting period
  • Included gases, GWP source and unit
  • Quantification, monitoring, uncertainty and verification methods
  • Package component and conditional applicability

Record-specific limitations

  • Combine only non-overlapping observations with compatible project boundaries, baselines, periods, gases, units and quantification methods.
  • Baseline emissions, project emissions, reductions, removals, carbon stocks and credits remain separate unless the source explicitly defines a structured result.

Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.

Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.