The Economics of Tree-planting for Carbon Mitigation: A Global Assessment

Pablo C. Benítez (), Ian McCallum, Michael Obersteiner and Yoshiki Yamagata
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Pablo C. Benítez: University of Victoria
Ian McCallum: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Michael Obersteiner: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Yoshiki Yamagata: National Institute for Environmental Studies

Chapter 15 in Regional Externalities, 2007, pp 307-321 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This article provides a framework for identifying least-cost sites for carbon sequestration through tree-planting and deriving carbon cost curves at a global level in a scenario of limited information. Special attention is given to country risk considerations and the sensitivity to spatial datasets. Our model results, illustrated by grid-scale maps, show that most least-cost carbon uptake projects are located in Africa, South America and Asia. By comparing emissions reductions through tree-planting with the emission abatement scenarios of integrated assessment models (RICE-99) for a 100-yr time span, we find that global carbon uptake of planted forests could represent between 5% to 25% of the emissions reduction targets of relevant climate change mitigation scenarios.

Keywords: Carbon Sequestration; Carbon Cost Curves; Country Risk Considerations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-35484-0_15

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