Forest/biomass based mitigation strategies: Does the timing of carbon reductions matter?

Abstract

Many of the strategies proposed for using forest managememt to mitigate the increasing concentration of atmospheric CO₂ are characterized by C emissions reductions which are not uniform over time. A simple model of the carbon budgets of different forest management schemes illustrates the possibilities and poses the question whether the timing of emissions reductions matters.

Key words:

• forest management
• carbon reductions
• emissions reduction