Carbon sequestration and paper - A carbon balance assessment

A carbon balance assessment estimates that growth of wood fiber and the pro duction and use of paper from three integrated pulp and paper mills resulte d in a net sequestration ratio of roughly 1.3 times as much carbon as is em itted to the atmosphere. The study shows the positive contribution of manag ed forests in mitigating emissions of carbon dioxide from paper manufacture , use, and disposal. The study treats emissions from biofuels and forest de cay as equivalent to emissions from combustion of fossil fuels. Carbon emis sions include those generated by sources of purchased electricity. As the a nalysis deliberately uses conservative assumptions, actual net sequestratio n rates for these mills using other carbon accounting rules may be higher.