Cofiring is not abatement: Explaining the “abatement” issue

This new briefing draws attention to the unacceptable acceleration of burning wood together with coal as a so-called form of abatement of fossil fuel emissions. The majority of this wood comes directly from forests. Parties from the UNFCCC must not include this controversial new interpretation of ‘abatement’ in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0), countries plans that state how each country commits to decrease their emissions.