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The role of forests in achieving carbon neutrality in Russia by 2060

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  • Shvarts, E.

    (Center for responsible use of natural resources, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
    HSE University, Moscow, Russia)

  • Ptichnikov, A.

    (Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
    HSE University, Moscow, Russia)

  • Romanovskaya, A.

    (Yu. A. Izrael Institute of Global Climate and Ecology, Moscow, Russia)

  • Korotkov, V.

    (Yu. A. Izrael Institute of Global Climate and Ecology, Moscow, Russia)

  • Baibar, A.

    (Center for responsible use of natural resources, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
    HSE University, Moscow, Russia)

Abstract

The article is devoted to rethinking the role of managed forest ecosystems in achieving carbon neutrality in Russia, taking into account the latest data on the values of net absorption of greenhouse gases in the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, 2024). The purpose of the study is to discuss a new trajectory for achieving carbon neutrality of the Russian Federation taking into account the latest data on uptake in the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector (managed forests), and to present proposals for improving certain elements of forest management to achieve carbon neutrality. Alongside, proposals are presented to improve a number of provisions of the operational plan of Low Carbon Development strategy (LCDS) in terms of sequestration. New variants of the scenario of achieving carbon neutrality of the Russia are presented, taking into account the doubling of the role of LULUCF in the takeover. Analysis of changes in the second version of the operational plan of the Low Carbon Development Strategy of the Russian Federation, concluding that its content was improved in the section on increasing absorption in the LULUCF sector. Proposals for the development of national forest policy towards increasing net uptake by forests are formulated, including the projected decrease in annual net uptake by Russian forests by 2050.

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  • Shvarts, E. & Ptichnikov, A. & Romanovskaya, A. & Korotkov, V. & Baibar, A., 2025. "The role of forests in achieving carbon neutrality in Russia by 2060," Journal of the New Economic Association, New Economic Association, vol. 68(3), pages 216-241.
    • Handle: RePEc:nea:journl:y:2025:i:68:p:216-241
    DOI: 10.31737/22212264_2025_3_216-241
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    • Q23 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Forestry
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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