| Title |
Accounting for risk in valuing forest carbon offsets
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Carbon Balance and Management, January 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1750-0680-4-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Matthew D Hurteau, Bruce A Hungate, George W Koch |
| Abstract |
Forests can sequester carbon dioxide, thereby reducing atmospheric concentrations and slowing global warming. In the U.S., forest carbon stocks have increased as a result of regrowth following land abandonment and in-growth due to fire suppression, and they currently sequester approximately 10% of annual US emissions. This ecosystem service is recognized in greenhouse gas protocols and cap-and-trade mechanisms, yet forest carbon is valued equally regardless of forest type, an approach that fails to account for risk of carbon loss from disturbance. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 121 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Singapore | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 107 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 34 | 28% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 13% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 10 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 26 | 21% |
| Unknown | 10 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 42 | 35% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 17% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 10 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 7 | 6% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 17% |
| Unknown | 14 | 12% |
Attention Score in Context
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