The oil endgame: strategies of oil exporters in a carbon-constrained world
A first global spot mosaic of French Guiana in the framework of kyoto protocol by direct receiving station seas-guyane f...
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The potential of optical remote sensing for monitoring deforestation in tropical areas has been demonstrated. However, the important cloud coverage limits its application on large areas. A new receiving station for SPOT and ENVISAT images is operational in French Guiana since February 2006 in the framework of SEAS-Guyane Project coordinated by IRD....
A synopsis of land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) under the Kyoto Protocol and Marrakech Accords
Burden sharing within a multi-gas strategy
The purpose of this paper is to assess and compare regional welfare costs associated with alternative multi-gas strategies for a stabilization of global greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in the long run. Mitigation costs of non-C[O.sub.2] greenhouse gases are integrated into a multi-region multi-country CGE model of the world economy. Calibrations a...
Keeping the forest for the climate's sake: avoiding deforestation in developing countries under the UNFCCC
Development of total aboveground volume equations for seven important forest tree species in France
In order to improve the estimation of carbon stored in the French forest biomass from National Forest Inventory data, we developed six species-specific equations for estimating the total aboveground volume of trees, including merchantable volume, branches and twigs. Equations use circumference at breast height and total height as independent variab...
Should we include avoidance of deforestation in the international response to climate change?
Global deforestation and forest degradation rates have a significant impact on the accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimated that during the 1990s 16.1 million hectares per year were affected by deforestation, most of them in the tropics. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (...
Could payments for forest carbon contribute to improved tropical forest management?
Under the Kyoto Protocol industrialized countries will be able to meet carbon emission reduction commitments by financing forestry projects that sequester carbon in developing countries. While this mechanism would compensate for missing markets in forest environmental services, it could also enable industrialized countries to avoid reducing energy ...
CO2FIX V 3.1 - A modelling framework for quantifying carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems
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This report describes the conceptual approach of the CO2FIX V 3.1 model, as well as its implementation and numerous examples. This stand level simulation model is a tool which quantifies the C stocks and fluxes in the forest biomass, the soil organic matter and the wood products chain. Included are also a bioenergy module, a financial module and a ...
World in transition: Turning energy systems towards sustainability Summary for policy-makers
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