Land use intensity

Unit

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: Megawatt-hours per square kilometer (MWh/km²), Megawatts per square kilometer (MW/km²), Metric tonnes of output per square kilometer (t/km²), Liters of output per square kilometer (l/km²)

Indicator

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: Total spatial footprint

Metric type

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: Pressure

Framework alignment notes

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GBF Target 5, Target 9, Target 10
TNFD A1.0 Land-use intensity (tonnes or litres of output/km2). This will vary by sector context; for example, crop yield (tonnes/km2) for the agriculture sector

Target example
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Company name will avoid further land conversion by increasing the land use intensity of its existing operational area in [target location(s)] by [target amount, in absolute tonnes or litres of output/km2, MWh/km2, MW/km2, or percentage], compared to a [baseline year] baseline.

Target source: WBCSD target template

Sector

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Energy

Value chain stage

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Manufacturing

Metric assessment

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Relevance: Medium

Feasibility: Low

Related actions

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Research or fund innovative ways to reduce the negative impact of the operating process by collaborating with peers or research institutes

Research or fund innovative ways to reduce the negative impact of the operating process by collaborating with peers or research institutes

Description

Value chain stage

Manufacturing

Sector of stage operator

Energy

How the action applies

Coming soon

Design and implement projects that avoid natural habitats, maintain habitat connectivity, and prioritize ecosystem functioning and services

Design and implement projects that avoid natural habitats, maintain habitat connectivity, and prioritize ecosystem functioning and services

Description

Value chain stage

Manufacturing

Sector of stage operator

Energy

How the action applies

E.g., avoid animal migration routes, avoid reduction of ecosystem services like flood control and water purification.

Avoid establishing operations in / adjacent to areas of significant biodiversity value

Avoid establishing operations in / adjacent to areas of significant biodiversity value

Description

Value chain stage

Manufacturing

Sector of stage operator

Energy

How the action applies

Coming soon