Forest, Land & Agriculture emissions across three pillars — Land Use Change,
Land Management, and Carbon Removals — reported as separate
lines per the GHG Protocol Land Sector & Removals Standard. Removals are never netted
against gross emissions for target-setting.
GHG Protocol Land SectorSBTi FLAGIPCC AR6 Tier 1Vanilla JS
Inputs
A · Land Use Change
ha
deforestation only
B · Land Management (annual)
145 kg CO₂e/head/yr
70 kg CO₂e/head/yr
9.4 kg CO₂e/head/yr
12.3 kg CO₂e/head/yr
0.6 kg CO₂e/head/yr
kg N/yr · 5.765 ×
kg N/yr · 5.765 ×
1,210 kg CO₂e/ha/yr
2,860 kg CO₂e/ha
C · Carbon Removals (annual)
−11,000 kg CO₂e/ha/yr
−5,800 kg CO₂e/ha/yr
−4,900 kg CO₂e/ha/yr
−2,200 kg CO₂e/ha/yr
−500 kg CO₂e/ha/yr
−300 kg CO₂e/ha/yr
SBTi FLAG eligibility check
tCO₂e/yr · all scopes. FLAG > 20% → target required.
Results
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Gross FLAG emissions
—
tCO₂e · Land Use Change + Land Management
Carbon removals (separate)
—
tCO₂e · reported separately, never offsetting
Net FLAG position
—
tCO₂e · gross − removals (informational only)
Land Use ChangeLand Management
Pillar breakdown
A · Land Use Change—
B · Land Management—
↳ Livestock—
↳ Fertiliser—
↳ Rice + burning—
C · Removals—
GWP basisIPCC AR6 GWP-100
Removals are separate.
Per GHG Protocol Land Sector Standard §9, sequestration must not
be netted against gross emissions for target-setting. The net figure above is informational only.
Why three separate lines?
FLAG accounting keeps land-use change (one-time carbon stock loss from deforestation,
commonly amortised over 20 years), land management (recurring biogenic CH₄ and N₂O from
livestock, fertiliser, rice, and burning), and removals (sequestration in forests and soils)
on distinct inventory lines. Under SBTi FLAG, if your land-sector emissions exceed
20% of your total GHG inventory, a separate science-based FLAG target is required.
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