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Feasibility Study of Urban Forest's Economic Value for USEPA Air Pollution and Carbon Sequestering Emission Reduction Credits and/or Mitigation Trading
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policies provide that air pollution and carbon sequestering can be sold to manufacturers or utilities mandated to reduce their emissions. Urban forestry emission reduction credits (ERCs) could be established for carbon sequestering and certain air pollutants mitigated by trees.
The National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) was established in 1989. New trees planted since 1989 and increases in canopy cover and general tree health since then could provide one basis for urban forestry ERCs that could be sold by municipalities. On the recommendation of the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council, the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program awarded a $45,000 grant toward the $95,000 project. For further information, contact Cindy Terry, ACRT, Inc., P.O. Box 401 , Cuyahoga Falls , OH 44221 . Phone: (800) 622-2562 ext. 234. E-mail: askacrt@acrtinc.com. ACRT's website may be found at http://www.acrtinc.com.
1993 Costs & Benefits of Urban Forests Project
Keywords: Costs and Benefits of Urban Forests Projects
