Review of carbon storage function of harvested wood products and the potential of wood substitution in greenhouse gas mitigation
Global forests have the potential to significantly increase or reduce atmospheric greenhouse
gas (GHG) concentration. Harvested wood products (HWP) are an important part of the …
gas (GHG) concentration. Harvested wood products (HWP) are an important part of the …
Canadian boreal forests and climate change mitigation
TC Lemprière, WA Kurz, EH Hogg… - Environmental …, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Quantitative assessment of Canada's boreal forest mitigation potential is not yet possible,
though the range of mitigation activities is known, requirements for sound analyses of …
though the range of mitigation activities is known, requirements for sound analyses of …
Forest management in southern China generates short term extensive carbon sequestration
Land use policies have turned southern China into one of the most intensively managed
forest regions in the world, with actions maximizing forest cover on soils with marginal …
forest regions in the world, with actions maximizing forest cover on soils with marginal …
Commercial afforestation can deliver effective climate change mitigation under multiple decarbonisation pathways
Afforestation is an important greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategy but the efficacy of
commercial forestry is disputed. Here, we calculate the potential GHG mitigation of a UK …
commercial forestry is disputed. Here, we calculate the potential GHG mitigation of a UK …
Quantifying the biophysical climate change mitigation potential of Canada's forest sector
CE Smyth, G Stinson, E Neilson, TC Lemprière… - …, 2014 - bg.copernicus.org
The potential of forests and the forest sector to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is
widely recognized, but challenging to quantify at a national scale. Forests and their carbon …
widely recognized, but challenging to quantify at a national scale. Forests and their carbon …
Altered growth conditions more than reforestation counteracted forest biomass carbon emissions 1990–2020
Understanding the carbon (C) balance in global forest is key for climate-change mitigation.
However, land use and environmental drivers affecting global forest C fluxes remain poorly …
However, land use and environmental drivers affecting global forest C fluxes remain poorly …
Have product substitution carbon benefits been overestimated? A sensitivity analysis of key assumptions
ME Harmon - Environmental Research Letters, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Substitution of wood for more fossil carbon intensive building materials has been projected
to result in major climate mitigation benefits often exceeding those of the forests themselves …
to result in major climate mitigation benefits often exceeding those of the forests themselves …
Meeting GHG reduction targets requires accounting for all forest sector emissions
TW Hudiburg, BE Law, WR Moomaw… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs) must be reduced to avoid an unsustainable climate.
Because carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and sequestered in forests and …
Because carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and sequestered in forests and …
Wood product carbon substitution benefits: a critical review of assumptions
Background There are high estimates of the potential climate change mitigation opportunity
of using wood products. A significant part of those estimates depends on long-lived wood …
of using wood products. A significant part of those estimates depends on long-lived wood …
Climate change mitigation in British Columbia's forest sector: GHG reductions, costs, and environmental impacts
Background The potential contributions from forest-based greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation
actions need to be quantified to develop pathways towards net negative emissions. Here we …
actions need to be quantified to develop pathways towards net negative emissions. Here we …