Land use change and carbon emissions of a transformation to timber cities

Abhijeet Mishra; Florian Humpenöder; Galina Churkina; Christopher P. O. Reyer; Felicitas Beier; Benjamin Leon Bodirsky; Hans Joachim Schellnhuber; Hermann Lotze-Campen; Alexander Popp

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32244-w

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Land use change and carbon emissions of a transformation to timber cities

Abhijeet Mishra,
Florian Humpenöder,
Galina Churkina,
Christopher P. O. Reyer,
Felicitas Beier,
Benjamin Leon Bodirsky,
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber,
Hermann Lotze-Campen,
Alexander Popp

Affiliations

Abhijeet Mishra: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of Leibniz Association
Florian Humpenöder: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of Leibniz Association
Galina Churkina: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of Leibniz Association
Christopher P. O. Reyer: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of Leibniz Association
Felicitas Beier: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of Leibniz Association
Benjamin Leon Bodirsky: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of Leibniz Association
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of Leibniz Association
Hermann Lotze-Campen: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of Leibniz Association
Alexander Popp: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of Leibniz Association

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32244-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Wood used in construction stores carbon and reduces the emissions from steel and cement production. Transformation to timber cities while protecting forest and biodiversity is possible without significant increase in competition for land.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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