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offered at all. Today, it is a must to establish a national carbon crediting system
because the mitigation outputs achieved within the country are important for
the Nationally-Determined Contribution and the 2053 net zero target as per
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Carbon Crediting: Carbon crediting enables that if carbon sequestration
in an area is guaranteed, for example by sequestering 4 tonnes of CO₂ per
hectare yearly in an area of 100 hectares, 12,000 carbon credits will be earned
at the end of 30 years (IPSS, 2014). If these trees are cut down and used in
furniture production, 15 percent of the total credits, or 1,800 carbon credits,
are earned. From this perspective, utilisation of international carbon markets
is also important for Türkiye to achieve its long-term mitigation targets in a
cost-effective manner.

4.1. The Legislative Framework within the Scope of CF

Carbon certification is the system of officially recording the carbon to be
sequestered in accordance with certain conditions and schedule (Kuş, et
al., 2017). Certain steps must be followed in order to include the carbon
sequestration achieved by CF method into the carbon emission trading
system: These steps have been designed after the interviews with various
institutions within the scope of the project.
1. Selection of Land: Suitable land must be identified for the project
implementation and this land must be suitable for carbon sequestration.
2. Feasibility and Contract: The suitability of the selected parcel must be
verified by a feasibility study and a contract must be made between the
land owner and the investor.
3. Designing of Carbon Sequestration Project: Technical planting/
forestation projects are designed and carbon sequestration capacity
and market price projection are determined.
4. Monitoring and Supervision: Following the start of project
implementation, long-term monitoring, supervision and reporting
are performed. In this process, regular reports must be submitted to
certification bodies and relevant public administrations.
5. Land Management: How the land will be technically managed and how
agricultural and forestry activities will be performed is determined by
a detailed plan. A conservation plan, including measures such as fire
protection, must be implemented.
6. Issuance of Certificates: The carbon emission certificate issued by
accredited organisations must certify carbon sequestration measured
in metric tonnes. The certificate must contain information such as the
issuer, beneficiary, emission amount and date of issue.

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