COSTS OF CREATING CARBON SINKS IN THE UNITED-STATES

Authors
RICHARDS KR MOULTON RJ BIRDSEY RA
Citation
Kr. Richards et al., COSTS OF CREATING CARBON SINKS IN THE UNITED-STATES, Energy conversion and management, 34(9-11), 1993, pp. 905-912
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
905 - 912
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-8904(1993)34:9-11<905:COCCSI>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
New models of the dynamic patterns of carbon uptake by forest ecosyste ms allow improvements in the estimation of the costs of carbon sequest ration in the U.S. The preliminary results of an effort to update an e arlier study indicate that conversion of environmentally sensitive and economically marginal cropland and pastureland in the U.S. could offs et as much as 25% of current U.S. emissions at costs of $US 8-60 per s hort ton.