COSTS OF CREATING CARBON SINKS IN THE UNITED-STATES

被引:40
作者
RICHARDS, KR
MOULTON, RJ
BIRDSEY, RA
机构
[1] Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Washington, DC 20024-2115, 901 D St. SW
[2] U.S. Forest Service, Washington, DC 20090-6090
关键词
CARBON DIOXIDE; SEQUESTRATION; FORESTRY; COST ANALYSIS; AGRICULTURE;
D O I
10.1016/0196-8904(93)90035-9
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
New models of the dynamic patterns of carbon uptake by forest ecosystems allow improvements in the estimation of the costs of carbon sequestration in the U.S. The preliminary results of an effort to update an earlier study indicate that conversion of environmentally sensitive and economically marginal cropland and pastureland in the U.S. could offset as much as 25% of current U.S. emissions at costs of $US 8-60 per short ton.
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页码:905 / 912
页数:8
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  • [1] Moulton, Richards, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, GTR WO-58, Costs of Sequestering Carbon Through Tree Planting and Forest Management in the United States, (1990)