How can we address the fact that carbon sequestration may not be permanent?
Carbon sequestration offset projects create value by removing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it in terrestrial carbon stocks, such as soils or vegetation. If the stored carbon is returned to the atmosphere as a result of natural disturbance events (e.g., fires and floods) [17] or human actions (e.g., a farmer switching back to conventional tillage practices from no-till), the greenhouse gas benefits from the offset project have been lost. Mechanisms must be in place to manage the risk of reversal. There are different ways to address environmental certainty while managing financial risk for the project owner. Several approaches could be considered, defined by who bears the risk.[18] Project developer. Projects could be conservatively discounted based on risk. In other words, the project landowner would receive less than a one-to-one crediting from the developer for each ton sequestered or reduced, but then the risk and liability are transferred to the project developer. This approa
