The potential role of forest management in Swedish scenarios towards climate neutrality by mid century

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 383, Issue , 2017, Pages 73-84

  Cintas, Olivia ^a   Berndes, Göran ^a   Hansson, Julia ^a,b   Poudel, Bishnu Chandra ^c   Bergh, Johan ^c   Börjesson, Pål ^d   Egnell, Gustaf ^e   Lundmark, Tomas ^e   Nordin, Annika ^e  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon budget; Climate change; Energy systems; Forest fuels; Forest supply; GHG balances

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL STORAGE; FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS;

CARBON BUDGETS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; END OF LIFE MANAGEMENTS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FOREST FUEL; FOREST PRODUCTIVITY; FOREST SUPPLY; GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG);

FORESTRY;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; ENERGY BUDGET; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; NEUTRALIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84995923641     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.07.015     Document Type: Article

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