The Amazon tipping point theory?
The Amazon tipping point theory postulates that another 2-10% deforestation could make the world’s largest tropical rainforest too dry to sustain itself. Thus the Amazon would turn into a savanna,…
Wood use: what CO2 credentials?
…They highlight climate negatives for deforestation, climate positives for using waste wood and wood materials (with some debate around paper), and very strong climate positives for natural gas. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout…
Growing economies: reforest and reinvest?
…double these countries’ investment rates. Reinvesting in wind, solar, electrification avoids higher carbon fuels and deforestation for firewood. Reinvesting in timber value chains maximizes CO2 permanence and value. This 13-page…
Nature based solutions to climate change?
…below. (1) Deforestation and land use changes have emitted over 1 trillion tons of CO2 since pre-industrial times, as 5bn acres have been deforested (data here). That is 25% of…
Room for reforestation: a database of global land use?
…land, or around 15bn hectares. The deforestation of 5bn acres of land has historically released almost 1 trillion tons of CO2, which is 25-30% of all anthropogenic CO2 emissions (model…
CO2 intensity of wood: context by context?
…of emissions reductions per ton of wood through to +2 tons of incremental emissions per ton of wood. Covered contexts include deforestation, sustainable forestry, commercial thinnings and gathering fallen biomass;…
CO2 removals: Eden Reforestation, Madagascar?
Eden Reforestation is a non-profit, founded in 2004, aiming to counteract deforestation and extreme poverty. Thus, local community members are hired to collect seeds, start nurseries, plant trees, and oversee…
Polyester: production process?
…Land use of global textile production? Producing 25MTpa of cotton ties up 85M acres of land globally. This matters as deforestation has driven 25-30% of all anthropogenic emissions historically (data…
Growing economies: reforest and reinvest?
…double these countries’ investment rates. Reinvesting in wind, solar, electrification avoids higher carbon fuels and deforestation for firewood. Reinvesting in timber value chains maximizes CO2 permanence and value. This 13-page…
Energy shortage: fear in a handful of dust?
…damaging deforestation is a shortage of modern energy for the world’s poorest 4bn people (pages 3-6). History shows that geopolitical tensions, changes of government and even outright wars and revolutions…