Appendix B — IPCC Resources

B.0.0.1 IPCC Guidelines & Key Sections

Resource Description Source
IPCC 2006, Vol. 4
Ch.2 Generic Methodologies Eq.2.9 Calculation of biomass retention & growth post-conversion Link
Ch.3 Representation of Lands S.3.2 Six land-use categories recommended for estimating GHG emissions from LULC Link
IPCC 2019, Vol. 4
Ch.2 Generic Methodologies Eq 2.25 Annual SOC stock change in mineral soils Link
Tbl.2.3 Default reference condition of SOC stocks to soil & climate Link
Ch.3 Representation of Lands Tb.3.1 List of IPCC categories: land, climate, soil, mgt, activity Link
Pg.3.1 Tier 1 sampling approaches decision tree Link
Tb.3.6X Approach 1-3 to IPCC land-use classification & sampling Link
Tb.3.4 Approach 2 land change matrix to avoid double-counting Link
Pg.3A5 Climate zone delineation & updated datasets Link
Tb.3A.1 Global land-cover datasets listed by IPCC in 2017 Link
Ch.4 Forest Land Tb.4.4 R:S below to above-ground biomass ratio by climate & region Link
Ch.5 Cropland Tb.5.5 Relative stock change factors for mgt. activity in croplands Link
Tb.5.8 Default AGB carbon stocks retained on cropland in year 1 Link
Tb.5.10 Soil stock change factors for conversion to cropland Link
Ch.6 Grasslands Tbl 6.4 Default biomass stocks on converted grasslands Link
Ch.9 Other Land Ch.9: Near-zero SOC retention assigned to mining in “Other Lands” Link
IPCC 2013 Wetland Supplement Tb.1.1 Look-up table for wetlands by vegetation and soil type Link
IPCC 2023 AR6 Updated GWPs Tb.7.15 Updated GWPs for N₂O and fossil-specific CH₄ *** Link