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Modeling Timber Supply, Fuel-Wood, and Atmospheric Carbon Mitigation

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There is general agreement that global warming is occurring and that the main contributor to this probably is the buildup of green house gasses, GHG, in the atmosphere. Two main contributors are the utilization of fossil fuels and the deforestation of many regions of the world. This paper examines a number of current issues related to mitigating the global warming problem through forestry. We use discrete time optimal control to model a simplified carbon cycle. The burning of fossil fuels increases atmospheric carbon while the burning of fuel-wood along with its forest source maintain an atmospheric carbon level. The standing timber in the forests is a carbon sink, as are wood buildings and structures, and fossil fuel in the ground. Through time the buildings and structures decay and release carbon to the atmosphere. We also present a numerical example to help illustrate the characteristics of the model. The conclusions are that the forest sector can have a significant impact.

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  • Kenneth Lyon, 2004. "Modeling Timber Supply, Fuel-Wood, and Atmospheric Carbon Mitigation," Working Papers 2004-19, Utah State University, Department of Economics.
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    1. Sedjo, Roger & Sohngen, Brent, 2000. "Forestry Sequestration of CO2 and Markets for Timber," RFF Working Paper Series dp-00-35, Resources for the Future.
    2. Dug Man Lee & Kenneth S. Lyon, 2004. "A Dynamic Analysis of the Global Timber Market under Global Warming: An Integrated Modeling Approach," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 70(3), pages 467-489, January.
    3. Toman, Michael & Kerr, Suzi & Sedjo, Roger & Birdsey, Richard & Kauppi, Pekka & Noble, Ian & Brown, Sandra & Krankina, Olga & Moura-Costa, Pedro, 2001. "Can Carbon Sinks be Operational? An RFF Workshop Summary," RFF Working Paper Series dp-01-26, Resources for the Future.
    4. Sedjo, Roger A. & Sohngen, Brent, 2000. "Forestry Sequestration of CO2 and Markets for Timber," Discussion Papers 10778, Resources for the Future.
    5. Sedjo, Roger A. & Toman, Michael, 2001. "Can Carbon Sinks Be Operational? RFF Workshop Proceedings," Discussion Papers 10480, Resources for the Future.
    6. Dug Man Lee & Kenneth S. Lyon, 2004. "A Dynamic Analysis of the Global Timber Market under Global Warming: An Integrated Modeling Approach," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 70(3), pages 467-489, January.
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