The cost efficient inclusion of LULUCF in the EU Climate Policy Framework

Due to photosynthesis, forests and forest products play an important role in climate change mitigation. In Sweden the annual gross removal from living tree biomass is currently about 165 Million Metric tons of CO2-equivalent (MtCO2e) per year. This can be compared to the reported net emission from other sectors, (energy, industry, agriculture, and waste) to the UNFCCC of around 65 MtCO2e per year. A large proportion of the growth is used in products that at least partly substitute fossil fuel based products. After accounting for the harvest, the net annual growth of living biomass results in a net removal of approximately 30 MtCO2e per year. [...] Bővebben!