Design of ecological carbon sink compensation mechanism for national parks based on carbon trading
The large-scale construction of national parks poses a huge challenge to the demand for ecological compensation funds.Financial compensation is not only a drop in the bucket,but also difficult to solve the rigid dilemma of insufficient and mismatched compensation.This study uses carbon trading as a tool to solve the ecological compensation problem in national parks,and outlines three channels:international,domestic,and third-party independent volun-tary emission reduction mechanisms that develop ecological carbon sinks into voluntary green-house gas emissions reductions to benefit the carbon market.Among them,China Certified Emission Reduction(CCER)is the main channel for realizing the ecological carbon sink value of national parks in the future.Then,the study analyzed three key issues:limited market sup-ply,difficulty in effective trading,and unclear profit distribution models for national parks to obtain sufficient and precise ecological compensation through CCER market.In the design of ecological carbon sink compensation mechanism based on carbon trading,a screening mecha-nism is proposed to ensure the maximum profit potential of ecological carbon sink projects un-der the principle of balancing economic and social ecological benefits after the methodological barriers are cleared.An effective trading mechanism is established by offsetting ratios,offset-ting in other regions,and government protection settings to promote transactions and effective-ly distinguish the boundary between government and market compensation.In order to avoid operational risks,a precise compensation mechanism is introduced by establishing a PPP model of third-party professional carbon sink development enterprises for ecological carbon sink proj-ect,and income distribution is based on the contributions of relevant carbon sink supply enti-ties.Finally,the study provides relevant policy recommendations for National Forestry and Grassland Administration,which is in charge of national parks,and Ministry of Ecology and Environment,which is in charge of carbon markets in China.The research results are expected to provide reference and inspiration for establishing market-oriented ecological compensation mechanisms in all nature reserves and other ecological spaces,including national parks.
national parkcarbon tradingecological compensationecological carbon sink