Evaluation of the Carbon Footprint of Wooden Glamping Structures by Life Cycle Assessment DOI Open Access

Tihamér Tibor Sebestyén

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(7), P. 2906 - 2906

Published: March 30, 2024

Despite the increasing popularity of glamping structures, empirical studies often overlook carbon impact wood in these constructions, creating a significant research gap. Understanding net effect structures is crucial for informing sustainable building practices. This paper aims to quantitatively compare filling notable gap current literature. The investigation undertakes thorough evaluation employing life cycle methodology, appraising emissions linked with complete span. Seven Romanian companies are examined vertically within production chain and horizontally across supply value chain. unveils discovery: integration yields considerable sequestration, wherein employed sequesters 36.83 metric tons CO2 per unit. surpasses entailed throughout entirety cycle, ranging from 9.97 11.72 carbon. Remarkably, single wood-incorporated structure has capacity sequester approximately 25 span 50 years. In summary, underscores responsibly sourced timber function as reservoir, proficiently counterbalancing construction cycle. findings underscore importance sustainably achieving neutrality provide valuable insights promoting methodology broad applicability beyond holding potential replication scalability various sectors regions, thereby contributing global efforts towards mitigating climate change fostering positive environmental change.

Language: Английский

European forests under global climate change: Review of tree growth processes, crises and management strategies DOI
Zdeněk Vacek, Stanislav Vacek, Jan Cukor

et al.

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 332, P. 117353 - 117353

Published: Jan. 28, 2023

Language: Английский

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Diversity of biomass usage pathways to achieve emissions targets in the European energy system DOI Creative Commons
Markus Millinger, Fredrik Hedenus, Elisabeth Zeyen

et al.

Nature Energy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 23, 2025

Language: Английский

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Climate targets in European timber-producing countries conflict with goals on forest ecosystem services and biodiversity DOI Creative Commons
Clemens Blattert, Mikko Mönkkönen, Daniel Burgas

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Communications Earth & Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4(1)

Published: April 14, 2023

Abstract The European Union (EU) set clear climate change mitigation targets to reach neutrality, accounting for forests and their woody biomass resources. We investigated the consequences of increased harvest demands resulting from EU targets. analysed impacts on national policy objectives forest ecosystem services biodiversity through empirical simulation multi-objective optimization methods. show that key timber-producing countries – Finland, Sweden, Germany (Bavaria) cannot fulfil linked ambitious 1.5°C target. Potentials increase only exists in studied region Norway. However, focusing conflicts with several policies causes adverse effects multiple biodiversity. argue role timber resources achieving societal decarbonization should not be overstated. Our study provides insight other challenged by conflicting supports policymakers.

Language: Английский

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Prioritizing Opportunities to Empower Forest Carbon Decisions Through Strategic Investment in Forest Modeling Capacity DOI
Christopher W. Woodall, Holly L. Munro, Jeff W. Atkins

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Journal of Forestry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 26, 2025

Forest ecosystems play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle, acting as substantial sinks and offering pathways for climate change mitigation adaptation strategies, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emission offsetting bioeconomic opportunities collectively referred to Natural Climate Solutions (NCS). Over 100 forest modeling experts, primarily from US, were engaged through Carbon Modeling Group (FCMG) identify prioritize research needs, opportunities, knowledge gaps refining application of NCS meet growing spectrum GHG strategies initially focused on US forests with possible applicability other temperate/boreal systems. This engagement informed development framework decision-making, which offers scalable, hierarchical, transdisciplinary approach that can address immediate needs (e.g., regeneration modeling) while advancing critical, long-term scientific advances lateral flux aligns technology model perspectives across users sectors over .

Language: Английский

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A review of applied research on low-carbon urban design: based on scientific knowledge mapping DOI

Gaixia Wang,

Yunshan Wan,

Jian Ding

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Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 30(47), P. 103513 - 103533

Published: Sept. 14, 2023

Language: Английский

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Tradeoffs and synergies of optimized management for maximizing carbon sequestration across complex landscapes and diverse ecosystem services DOI Creative Commons
Adam Daigneault, Erin Simons‐Legaard, Aaron R. Weiskittel

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Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 161, P. 103178 - 103178

Published: Feb. 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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Spatial heterogeneity and driving mechanisms of carbon storage in the urban agglomeration within complex terrain: Multi-scale analyses under localized SSP-RCP narratives DOI
Hongyi Zhang, Xin Li, Yanping Luo

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Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 109, P. 105520 - 105520

Published: May 23, 2024

Language: Английский

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Impact of Biogenic Carbon Neutrality Assumption for Achieving a Net-Zero Emission Target: Insights from a Techno-Economic Analysis DOI
Hamed Kouchaki‐Penchah, Olivier Bahn, Kathleen Vaillancourt

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Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 57(29), P. 10615 - 10628

Published: July 11, 2023

Global pathways limiting warming to 2 °C or below require deep carbon dioxide removal through a large-scale transformation of the land surface, an increase in forest cover, and deployment negative emission technologies (NETs). Government initiatives endorse bioenergy as alternative, carbon-neutral energy source for fossil fuels. However, this neutral assumption is increasingly being questioned, with several studies indicating that it may result accounting errors biased decision-making. To address growing issue, we use budget model combined system model. We show including sequestration alleviates decarbonization effort. discuss how management strategy high capacity reduces need expensive technologies. This study indicates necessity establishing most promising before investing capture storage. Finally, describe neutrality lead decision-making because allows more biomass without constrained by biogenic CO2 emissions. The risk higher regions have lower coverage, since available cannot sink emissions short term, importing could worsen situation.

Language: Английский

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Green deserts, but not always: A global synthesis of native woody species regeneration under tropical tree monocultures DOI
Laura H. P. Simões, Joannès Guillemot, C. C. Ronquim

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Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 30(4)

Published: April 1, 2024

Abstract Tree monocultures constitute an increasing fraction of the global tree cover and are dominant tree‐growing strategy forest landscape restoration commitments. Their advantages to produce timber well known, but their value for biodiversity is highly controversial context dependent. Therefore, understanding whether, in which conditions, they can harbor native species regeneration crucial. Here, we conducted meta‐analyses based on a survey literature database created with local, unpublished studies throughout Brazil evaluate potential under way management influences this regeneration. Native woody harbors substantial diversity (on average 40% 68% Brazilian surveys, respectively) abundance 25% 60% observed natural forests. Plantations longer rotation lengths, composed species, located adjacent remnants more species. Pine plantations individuals than eucalypt plantations, regenerating trees higher sites mean temperatures. Species–area curves revealed that number pine 606 598 respectively, over aggregated sampled area ca. 12 ha. We highlight understory considerable at regional scales, strongly depends management. Long‐rotation length favorable location key factors success tropical monocultures. play role conservation, only if planned managed achieving purpose.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable forestry and environmental impacts: Assessing the economic, environmental, and social benefits of adopting sustainable agricultural practices DOI

Sidra Fatima,

Sheer Abbas, Ansa Rebi

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Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 1, 2024

An emphasis on sustainable agricultural methods is required due to the increasing stress natural resources and ecosystems caused by world's growing demand for goods. Economic, environmental, social aspects of adopting forestry related practices such as organic farming, agroforestry, water management are critically examined in this paper. The economic study focuses how can lead increased market opportunities, lower production costs, long-term profitability. It becomes evident that farming crucial since it enhances soil health, protects biodiversity, human welfare. innovative method fusing tree with agriculture agroforestry. Potential benefits being researched, crop yields, more diverse revenue streams, enhanced ecosystem services. According environmental evaluation, using has a favorable influence carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, resilience. In order promote practices, emphasizes value stakeholder participation, knowledge sharing, farmer education. varied significance activities achieving sustainability highlighted study's conclusion.

Language: Английский

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