In the ‘Offsets section of the inputs, how do I calculate the carbon sequestered by forest preservation?
The IPCC has a list of coefficients for calculating carbon sequestration at www.grida.no/climate/ipcc/land_use/007.htm. From there, you can calculate the amount of C sequestered by various ecosystem types in the different climatic regions in North America. Because it is a fairly common practice to purchase lands in tropical climates (outside of the U.S.) where C sequestration is high, it is important to know what type of land is acquired. You can continue to use the same source of land year after year, as the forest preservation figures represent annual C storage. Caution: the units used by the IPCC here are short tons, so be sure to convert to tonnes, (a.k.a. metric tons). I can’t find the unit conversions I need in the “EF_Constants” worksheet of the calculator. Where can I find an accurate conversion factor for entering data in the units the calculator is set up to handle? Most chemistry and physics textbooks have tables of common conversion factors. A very easy to use online resour
