Carbon Accounting for Woody Biomass from Massachusetts (USA) Managed Forests: A Framework for Determining the Temporal Impacts of Wood Biomass Energy on Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Levels

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 130-158

  Walker, Thomas ^a   Cardellichio, Peter ^a   Gunn, John S ^b   Saah, David S ^c   Hagan, John M ^d  

^a Natural Capital Initiative Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences ^*

^b Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences Brunswick   (United States)

^c Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences ^*  (United States)

^d Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

biogenic carbon emissions; carbon debt; carbon emissions accounting; Massachusetts Biomass Sustainability and Carbon Policy Study; woody biomass energy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE; BIO-MASS ENERGY; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; BROAD APPLICATION; CARBON ACCOUNTING; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON POLICY; CLIMATE POLICY; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; GHG EMISSION; MANAGED FOREST; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MASSACHUSETTS; MASSACHUSETTS , USA; PER UNIT; RECOVERY RATE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; WOOD BIOMASS; WOODY BIOMASS;

CARBON; ENERGY POLICY; FEEDSTOCKS; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; WOOD;

BIOMASS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; EMISSION; ENERGY PRODUCTION; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MASSACHUSETTS; WOOD;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871897903     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2011.652019     Document Type: Article

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