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Timing of carbon emissions from global forest clearance

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  • J. Mason Earles

    (University of California, Davis, Institute of Transportation Studies)

  • Sonia Yeh

    (University of California, Davis, Institute of Transportation Studies)

  • Kenneth E. Skog

    (USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Economics and Statistics Research)

Abstract

Agricultural expansion and deforestation contribute to approximately 17% of global greenhouse-gas emissions. The fate of cleared wood and subsequent carbon storage as wood products, however, has not been consistently estimated. Now research fills this gap and shows that 30 years after forest clearance the percentage of carbon stored in wood products and landfills ranges from about 0% to 62% globally.

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  • J. Mason Earles & Sonia Yeh & Kenneth E. Skog, 2012. "Timing of carbon emissions from global forest clearance," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(9), pages 682-685, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:9:d:10.1038_nclimate1535
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1535
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    2. Jonah Busch & Jacob J. Bukoski & Susan C. Cook-Patton & Bronson Griscom & David Kaczan & Matthew D. Potts & Yuanyuan Yi & Jeffrey R. Vincent, 2024. "Cost-effectiveness of natural forest regeneration and plantations for climate mitigation," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 14(9), pages 996-1002, September.
    3. Jichuan Sheng & Weihai Zhou & Alex De Sherbinin, 2018. "Uncertainty in Estimates, Incentives, and Emission Reductions in REDD+ Projects," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-21, July.
    4. Withers, Mitch R. & Malina, Robert & Barrett, Steven R.H., 2015. "Carbon, climate, and economic breakeven times for biofuel from woody biomass from managed forests," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 45-52.
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    7. Shanshan Wang & Jiaxin Chen & Michael T. Ter‐Mikaelian & Annie Levasseur & Hongqiang Yang, 2022. "From carbon neutral to climate neutral: Dynamic life cycle assessment for wood‐based panels produced in China," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 26(4), pages 1437-1449, August.

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