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Implications of establishing carbon plantations on abandoned agricultural land. |
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| Indicator |
2050 |
2100 |
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| A1b perm. |
A1b harvest |
B2 harvest |
A1b perm. |
A1b harvest |
B2 harvest |
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| Baseline atmos. CO2 concentration (ppm) |
561 |
561 |
506 |
753 |
753 |
606 |
| Change in CO2 concentration, compared to baseline (ppm) |
-5 |
-6 |
-8 |
-39 |
-52 |
-27 |
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| Cumulative social C sequestration potential in C plantations on abandoned agricultural land only (Pg C) |
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| Global potential |
12 |
17 |
17 |
93 |
133 |
68 |
| Canada |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
| US |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
7.5 |
| Europe |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
| FSU |
0.6 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
7.7 |
| China |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
10.3 |
26.3 |
10.3 |
| Latin America |
4.2 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
13.6 |
18.2 |
13.0 |
| Africa |
2.8 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
47.9 |
57.6 |
8.1 |
| India |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
2.9 |
| SE-Asia |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
| Oceania |
4.0 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
9.8 |
11.2 |
12.3 |
van Minnen et al. Carbon Balance and Management 2008 3:3 doi:10.1186/1750-0680-3-3 |
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