Carbon Sequestration Rate

Landscape
 Presentation content:
i. Methodology for carbon
sequestration
ii. Brief guidelines for consultants
and contractors
iii. Point allowance for carbon rating
system
 Carbon Sequestration
• Sequestration:
• How much CO2 does a tree take up?
• Sequestration rates vary greatly according to the
following:
• Tree species
• Age/stage of tree
• Composition/density of tree
• Location/condition of the tree
• Type of soil
• Climate
 Sequestration Rate
• Due to that we can roughly estimate the
amount of CO2 sequestered in a given
tree/species
• By the tree’s age (weight, diameter and
height), we can get a yearly sequestration rate
regardless type of species, age, location and
composition
 Method
• This process will be calculated as followed:
i. Total Green Weight (TGW)content of the tree
ii. Total Dry Weight content (TDW)
iii.Total Carbon Weight (TCW) in the tree.
iv.Total CO2 Weight (TCO2W) sequestered in the
tree
v. Total CO2 Weight (TCO2W/year) sequestered in
the tree per year
Carbon Sequestration Rate

FOR TREE AND SHRUB

 Total Green Weight (TGW)
• Total Green Weight:
i. Equation for tree diameter less than 11 in
TGW I : W = 0.25D2H(1.2)
ii.Equation for tree diameter more than 11 in
TGW II : W = 0.15D2H(1.2)
W = above ground weight of the tree (lbs)
D = diameter of the trunk (inches)
H = Height of the tree (feet)
 Total Dry Weight (TDW)
• Total Dry Weight:
i. Equation for tree diameter less than 11 in
TDW I = TGW I x 0.725
ii.Equation for tree diameter more than 11 in
TDW II = TGW II x 0.725
 Total Carbon Weight (TCW)
• Total Carbon Weight:
i. Equation for tree diameter less than 11 in
TCW I = TDW I x 0.5
ii.Equation for tree diameter more than 11 in
TCW II = TDW II x 0.5
 Total CO2 Weight (TCO2W)
• Total CO2 Weight:
i. Equation for tree diameter less than 11 in
TCO2W I = TCW I x 3.6663
ii.Equation for tree diameter more than 11 in
TCO2W II = TCW II x 3.6663
 Total CO2 Weight (TCO2W/year)
• TCO2W/year :
i. Equation for tree diameter less than 11 in
TCO2W I/YEAR
ii.Equation for tree diameter more than 11 in
TCO2W II/YEAR
 Carbon Rating System Point
• 1 point = 1 TON OF CARBON DIOXIDE
EQUIVALENT (1 tCO2e)
i. Equation for tree diameter less than 11 in
tCO2e I = TCO2W/2204.62
ii.Equation for tree diameter more than 11 in
tCO2e II = TCO2W/2204.62
Carbon Sequestration Rate

FOR GRASS/TURF/GROUNDCOVER
 Total Dry Weight (TDW)
• Total Dry Weight:
i. Equation for turf
TDW = 0.56 x area in meter squared
 Total Carbon Weight (TCW)
• Total Carbon Weight:
i. Equation for turf
TCW = TDW x 0.427
 Total CO2 Weight (TCO2W)
• Total CO2 Weight:
i. Equation for turf
TCO2W = TCW x 3.6663
 Carbon Rating System Point
• 1 point = 1 TON OF CARBON DIOXIDE
EQUIVALENT (1 tCO2e)
i. Equation for turf
tCO2e = TCO2W/1000
 Tree Sequestration Rate
• Equation for tree sequestration rate:
tCO2e = 0.25D2H(1.2) (0.725)(0.5)(3.7)
2204.62
D = diameter of the trunk (inches)
H = Height of the tree (feet)
Age of the tree:
Tree diameter at 1.5m height
2.5cm
 Water bodies sequestration rate
• Equation for water bodies sequestration rate:
tCO2e = 0.56 x area in meter squared x 0.427x
3.6663
1000