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Appalachian Carbon Research Group awarded UNC System funding to develop accounting guidelines for forest carbon offset projects

What is a forest carbon offset?

According to its website, The Climate Trust defines a forest carbon offset as “a metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) — the emission of which is avoided or newly stored — that is purchased by greenhouse gas emitters to compensate for emissions occurring elsewhere.”

ACRG members involved with the project
  • Dr. Tatyana Ruseva, associate professor, Department of Government and Justice Studies.
  • Dr. Michael Madritch, associate professor and assistant chair, Department of Biology.
  • Dr. Eric Marland, professor and chair, Department of Mathematical Sciences.
  • Dr. Gregg Marland, adjunct research professor, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences; research faculty member, RIEEE.
  • Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk, professor, Department of Accounting.
  • Dr. Richard Rheingans, professor and chair, Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development.
  • Jason Hoyle, research analysist, Appalachian Energy Center.
Posted Aug. 28, 2018 at 3:53 p.m.

BOONE, N.C. — Members of Appalachian State University’s Carbon Research Group (ACRG) will expand upon their multidisciplinary work through an inter-institutional collaboration with faculty of North Carolina State University’s Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and UNC Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC).

Their work is made possible by grant funding awarded by the University of North Carolina System Office.

The aim of the partnership, said Dr. Tatyana Ruseva, associate professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies, is to develop an innovative accounting protocol for forest carbon offset projects. Ruseva, who is an ACRG member, received $73,000 in support from the UNC System for the project.

ACRG is an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff and students at Appalachian studying carbon dioxide emissions, carbon accounting and carbon offset possibilities.

Ruseva outlined the objectives of the project: to review procedures for forest carbon measurement; develop an experimental design to evaluate cost and accuracy of methodologies; and explore strategies that make carbon markets newly accessible to millions of forest owners.

“The goal is to identify and evaluate alternative forest inventory methodologies that could make small-scale forest carbon offset projects viable and to pursue external funding for testing and refinement,” she said.

The UNC System grant is administered by Appalachian’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics (RIEEE).

What is a forest carbon offset?

According to its website, The Climate Trust defines a forest carbon offset as “a metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) — the emission of which is avoided or newly stored — that is purchased by greenhouse gas emitters to compensate for emissions occurring elsewhere.”

ACRG members involved with the project
  • Dr. Tatyana Ruseva, associate professor, Department of Government and Justice Studies.
  • Dr. Michael Madritch, associate professor and assistant chair, Department of Biology.
  • Dr. Eric Marland, professor and chair, Department of Mathematical Sciences.
  • Dr. Gregg Marland, adjunct research professor, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences; research faculty member, RIEEE.
  • Dr. Tammy Kowalczyk, professor, Department of Accounting.
  • Dr. Richard Rheingans, professor and chair, Goodnight Family Department of Sustainable Development.
  • Jason Hoyle, research analysist, Appalachian Energy Center.
ORAU awards funding for Appalachian Carbon Research Group workshop
ORAU awards funding for Appalachian Carbon Research Group workshop
April 17, 2018

Oak Ridge Associated Universities has awarded the interdisciplinary Appalachian Carbon Research Group a grant to host its second OFFSET Workshop: “Developing a Forest Offset Protocol for Small-Scale Forest Owners.”

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About the Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics

Since 2008, Appalachian State University’s Research Institute for Environment, Energy, and Economics (RIEEE) has fostered interdisciplinary research on the environment, energy and economics, especially the areas in which these subjects intersect. The institute serves as an umbrella organization for three centers: the Appalachian Energy Center, Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis (CERPA) and the Southern Appalachian Environmental Research and Education Center (SAEREC). The work supported by RIEEE is integrated into Appalachian’s academic programs, used to facilitate discovery among K-12 student students and teachers, and employed in the region’s economic development. Learn more at https://rieee.appstate.edu.

About the University of North Carolina System

The University of North Carolina System enrolls 242,500 students at 17 institutions, including the state’s 16 public universities and the nation’s first public residential high school for academically gifted students. The UNC System is among the strongest and most diverse higher education systems in the country, with more than $1.9 billion in research expenditures and campuses that serve every region of North Carolina. Affiliate organizations include PBS North Carolina, with 12 public television stations across the state, and UNC Health, with 19 hospital campuses and an extensive healthcare network. Learn more at northcarolina.edu.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

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