STABILIZING UNITED-STATES NET CARBON EMISSIONS BY PLANTING TREES

Authors
ROSENTHAL DH EDMONDS JA RICHARDS KR WISE MA
Citation
Dh. Rosenthal et al., STABILIZING UNITED-STATES NET CARBON EMISSIONS BY PLANTING TREES, Energy conversion and management, 34(9-11), 1993, pp. 881-887
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels",Mechanics,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Energy conversion and management → ACNP
ISSN journal
01968904
Volume
34
Issue
9-11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
881 - 887
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-8904(1993)34:9-11<881:SUNCEB>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
This study investigates bow much the costs of stabilizing net carbon e missions in the United States at 1990 levels between 1990 and 2030 can be reduced by using trees to sequester carbon. Using the Fossil2 ener gy/economic model maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy, we esti mate that trees can reduce the overall costs of stabilizing net carbon emissions by as much as 80 percent. More work is needed to verify the magnitude of the cost reduction.