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    Bhutan has become the world's first carbon-negative country due to its reliance on hydropower, extensive forest coverage, and lack of industry. Its forests sequester over 6.3 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, offsetting the nation's low carbon emissions. Bhutan maintains this status through sustainable forest management practices and a constitution requiring at least 60% of land remain forested. The country demonstrates that prioritizing environmental sustainability can boost a green economy while improving public health.

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    Bhutan has become the world's first carbon-negative country due to its reliance on hydropower, extensive forest coverage, and lack of industry. Its forests sequester over 6.3 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, offsetting the nation's low carbon emissions. Bhutan maintains this status through sustainable forest management practices and a constitution requiring at least 60% of land remain forested. The country demonstrates that prioritizing environmental sustainability can boost a green economy while improving public health.

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    Bhutan has become the world's first carbon-negative country due to its reliance on hydropower, extensive forest coverage, and lack of industry. Its forests sequester over 6.3 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, offsetting the nation's low carbon emissions. Bhutan maintains this status through sustainable forest management practices and a constitution requiring at least 60% of land remain forested. The country demonstrates that prioritizing environmental sustainability can boost a green economy while improving public health.

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    Bhutan- World’s first carbon-

    negative country
    Urvi Mittal

    2021B1AA2995G

    Divyansh Saraswat

    2021A4PS2899G

    Tanishq Sinha

    2021B3A71754G

    Nikhil Bhat
    2021B3A72541G

    Advait Deshmukh

    2021A4PS2825G
    Topics Discussed:

    1. What is carbon negativity

    About this
    2. Advantages of being carbon negative

    3. Case Study on Bhutan

    talk
    First let us
    understand about
    carbon offsets and
    their importance

    How do you measure if a


    country is carbon negative?

    What is Carbon
    Negativity

    Carbon negative means, that you emit


    less than zero carbon dioxide and
    carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)
    greenhouse gasses.

    Advantages of being
    Carbon Negative

    Less environmental pollution


    and improvements to health
    A boost to sustainable
    economic growth and the
    creation of green jobs
    Enhanced food security by
    lessening the impact of
    climate change.

    Case Study on Bhutan

    World’s First carbon-negative

    country

    A little Context about Bhutan

    The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small


    landlocked and one of the least developed
    countries in South Asia.

    56.3% of the total engaged in


    agriculture and forestry.

    This shows that Bhutan has very little


    industrial activity.

    How Bhutan became


    carbon negative
    Electricity is generated through
    hydropower plant
    Forest covers act as a carbon
    sink, sequestration capacity of
    their forests being 6.3 million
    tons of CO2
    Little industrial activity means
    low carbon emissions

    https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/submissions/INDC/Published%20Documents/Bhutan/1/Bhutan-
    INDC-20150930.pdf
    Things to learn from Bhutan

    Sustainable forest
    management and conservation
    of biodiversity to ensure
    sustained environmental
    services

    Environmental sustainability
    is at the forefront of the
    political agenda

    Bhutan will maintains a


    minimum of 60 percent of
    total land under forest
    cover for all time in
    accordance the Constitution
    of the Kingdom of Bhutan.

    Thank you!

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