Methodology for carbon off-sets pricing under stochastic conditions through afforestation projects

The general goal of this paper is to develop a methodology for the pricing of carbon offsets under stochastic conditions through afforestation projects. Consequently, it is required to design an algorithm for modeling the growth and carbon absorption capacity of a tree, considering variables such as...

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Autores: Pérez Riveros, Cristian Andrés, Polanco Ospina, Daniela
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad de los Andes
Repositorio:Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/63681
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/1992/63681
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carbon offsets
Pricing
Afforestation
Equivalent carbon dioxide
Above ground biomass
Below ground biomass
Climate change
Ingeniería
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Sumario:The general goal of this paper is to develop a methodology for the pricing of carbon offsets under stochastic conditions through afforestation projects. Consequently, it is required to design an algorithm for modeling the growth and carbon absorption capacity of a tree, considering variables such as diameter at breast height, total height, and tree age. In addition, the cash input and output variables for an afforestation project to calculate the free cash flow were defined. Furthermore, a case study applying the proposed methodology is developed in Antioquia Colombia, the results evidence a fair selling price per carbon offset of $25 USD in a 5000 hectares project and of $46 USD in a 10-hectare project. Lastly, attempting to have an accessible methodology, an evaluation tool is introduced.