CO2 emissions and economic impacts of using logging residues and mill residues in Maniwa Japan

Dami Moon, Naomi Kitagawa and Yutaka Genchi

Forest Policy and Economics, 2015, vol. 50, issue C, 163-171

Abstract: In the face of increasing demand for woody biomass, mill residues continue being used more frequently than logging residues in Japan because of their relative ease of use. The Japanese government set a target ratio of logging residue use to 30% by 2030 compared with less than 1% in 2009.

Keywords: Woody biomass use; Logging residues; Mill residues; GHG emissions; Regional economic effect; Employment opportunities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.09.015

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