Merge branch 'IAMconsortium:main' into update-energy-service-variables

jkikstra · Feb 13, 2025 · 37e85ae · 37e85ae
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diff --git a/definitions/variable/emissions/emissions.yaml b/definitions/variable/emissions/emissions.yaml
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       after wood harvest or regrowth of timber plantations
     unit: Mt CO2/yr
     tier: 1
+    components:
+      - Gross Removals|CO2|AFOLU|Intentional
+      - Gross Removals|CO2|AFOLU|Unintentional
     notes: Removals reported in this category represent fluxes from the atmosphere to the land pool.
       Net emissions 'Emissions|CO2|AFOLU' = 'Gross Emissions|CO2|AFOLU' + 'Gross Removals|CO2|AFOLU'.
+- Gross Removals|CO2|AFOLU|Intentional:
+    description: Gross removals of carbon dioxide (CO2) from agriculture, forestry
+      and other land use (IPCC 1996 category 4, 5 - IPCC 2006 category 3),
+      due to intentional carbon dioxide removals ('Carbon Removal|Land Use')
+    unit: Mt CO2/yr
+    tier: 2
+    notes: Removals reported in this category represent fluxes from the atmosphere to the land pool.
+- Gross Removals|CO2|AFOLU|Unintentional:
+    description: Gross removals of carbon dioxide (CO2) from agriculture, forestry
+      and other land use (IPCC 1996 category 4, 5 - IPCC 2006 category 3),
+      due to unintentional or indirect removals,
+      e.g. from regrowth of natural vegetation after land abandonment, regrowth of forests
+      after wood harvest or regrowth of timber plantations
+    unit: Mt CO2/yr
+    tier: 2
+    notes: Removals reported in this category represent fluxes from the atmosphere to the land pool.
 
 - Emissions|{Level-3 Species}|AFOLU|Agriculture:
     description: Emissions of {Level-3 Species} from the agriculture sector