LULUCF / Land use, land-use change and forestry

This stands for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry. It is a sector or category used to monitor and report emissions. Depending on how the land is used, it can be:

  • a source of emissions

or

  • a carbon sink.

LULUCF is regulated under EU law.  Governments are also required to report to the United Nations on LULUCF emissions and removal of greenhouse gases caused by different land uses and land management practices. This includes:

– deforestation

– afforestation

– drainage of peatlands

– tillage and land used for grazing animals.

 

Related Terms

Adaptation

Afforestation

Biofuels

Biodiversity

Bio-economy

Biogenic Methane Emissions

Biomass

Biomethane

Blue hydrogen

Carbon Dioxide/ CO2

Carbon emissions

Carbon sequestration and storage

Carbon sinks

Climate

Climate Action Plan

Climate change

Decarbonisation

Emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions / GHGs

LULUCF / Land use, land-use change and forestry

Methane / CH4

MTCO2EQ

Sectoral Adaptation Plans

Renewable energy