This report is a compilation of six briefing papers based on literature reviews and syntheses, prepared for U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service policy analysts and decisionmakers about specific questions pertaining to climate change. The main topics addressed here are economic effects on the forest sector at the national and global scales, costs of forest carbon sequestration as part of mitigation strategies, and mitigation aspects for nonindustrial private and public forest ownerships in the U.S. forest sector. Salient findings from the literature are summarized in the synthesis of the literature, along with identified research needs.
Details
Title
Economic Modeling of Effects of Climate Change on the Forest Sector and Mitigation Options: A Compendium of Briefing Papers
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/337559
Language
English
Total Pages
179
Note
Chapter Contents: Chapter 1: The Forest Sector in a Climate-Changed Environment by Eric M. White, Ralph J. Alig, and Robert G. Haight. Chapter 2: The Forest Sector, Climate Change, and the Global Carbon Cycle—Environmental and Economic Implications by Brent Sohngen, Ralph J. Alig, and Birger Solberg. Chapter 3: Modeling Land-Use Changes as Mitigation Options Involving the Forestry and Agricultural Sectors by Ralph J. Alig. Chapter 4: What Explains Differences in the Costs of Carbon Sequestration in Forests? A Review of Alternative Cost Estimation Methodologies by Judith Dempsey, Andrew J. Plantinga, and Ralph J. Alig. Chapter 5: Literature Review: An Economic Analysis of Incentives for Carbon Sequestration on Nonindustrial Private Forests (NIPFs) by Christian Langpap and Taeyoung Kim. Chapter 6: Public and Private Forest Ownership in the Context of Carbon Sequestration and Bioenergy Feedstock Production—Existing Research and Research Needs by Eric M. White and Ralph J. Alig.
Series Statement
General Technical Report PNW-GTR-833
