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Lucknow Development Authority to track tree carbon via app
The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will use a dedicated mobile app to track the health and carbon absorption of trees in its parks. The 'Carbon Sequestration Assessment Tool', soon available on Google…
The Story in Brief
The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will use a dedicated mobile app to track the health and carbon absorption of trees in its parks. The 'Carbon Sequestration Assessment Tool', soon available on Google Play Store, will record species, age and trunk diameter. As a pilot, 20 garden officers will upload data from LDA parks. The exercise aims to create a scientific database and identify areas needing better maintenance. The LDA plans to use the data to explore carbon-credit generation, turning its green spaces into measurable environmental assets and a potential revenue source for future projects.
The Indian Opinion
A municipal authority using a phone app to measure carbon absorption is unusual enough to invite scepticism. Critics will call it a gimmick until the data is independently verified and carbon credits are actually traded. The LDA has not said which standards it will follow for validation. The real test is not the app but the audit: will the authority let a third party check the tree measurements before it sells any credit?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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