- Title:
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Forests, Wood and Australia Carbon Balance
- Date:
- June 2008
- Organisations
- Plantations 2020
- Authors:
- Fabiano Ximenes, Michael Robinson and Bruce Wright
- Location:
- Australia, Australia
Overview
Provides an overview of the carbon cycle of plantations and commercial forests in Australia and the wood products produced by them. It provides information on:
- The amount of carbon stored in plantations and commercial forests
- Forest products and the energy required to produce them
- The potential of biomass fuels to offset the use of fossil fuels
- Carbon in wood and paper products after disposal
- The net effects of forest wood products on Australia’s carbon balance
- Carbon and emissions trading
