Land use change and carbon emissions of a transformation to timber cities
Leibniz Association · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract Using engineered wood for construction has been discussed for climate change mitigation. It remains unclear where and in which way the additional demand for wooden construction material shall be fulfilled. Here we assess the global and regional impacts of increased demand for engineered wood on land use and associated CO 2 emissions until 2100 using an open-source land system model. We show that if 90% of the new urban population would be housed in newly built urban mid-rise buildings with wooden constructions, 106 Gt of additional CO 2 could be saved by 2100. Forest plantations would need to expand by up to 149 Mha by 2100 and harvests from unprotected natural forests would increase. Our results…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 67.55
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 77
Authors
9- AMAbhijeet MishraCorresponding
Leibniz Association, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- FHFlorian Humpenöder
Leibniz Association, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- GCGalina Churkina
Leibniz Association, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- CRChristopher Reyer
Leibniz Association, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- FBFelicitas Beier
Leibniz Association, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Topics & keywords
- Climate change
- Land use
- Biodiversity
- Land use, land-use change and forestry
- Climate change mitigation
- Natural resource economics
- Frontier
- Greenhouse gas