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policy instrument
Swedish Forest Carbon Storage Payment Scheme (LULUCF Implementation)
Jurisdiction countrySweden
Instrument typeprocurement
Authoritygovernment
PathwaysImproved forest management
Scopecarbon removal only
Statusproposed
DetailParliamentary committee proposal (2022) for legally binding contracts to incentivize forest owners to delay tree harvesting for 5-20 years beyond minimum harvest age as Sweden's contribution to EU LULUCF regulation requiring 310 million metric tons CO2 equivalent removal by 2030. Government's September 2025 budget expected to signal whether Sweden pursues state-backed payments or relies on private
Monetary noteProposed payment: 400 SEK (~$42) per ton of CO2 delayed; estimated total cost through 2030: 2.36 billion SEK (~$246.2 million)
Stated statusproposed
Pathway scopespecific
Pathway notecontracts pay forest owners to delay tree harvesting to increase forest carbon storage, i.e. improved forest management
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