Costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through conversion of wetlands into forest
This thesis calculates the costs and benefits of turning wetlands into forest in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Wetlands emit methane, which has a high global warming potential relative to carbon dioxide, while forests sequester carbon. This benefit in mitigated global warming is compared...
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| Formato: | Second cycle, A2E |
| Lenguaje: | sueco Inglés |
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| Acceso en línea: | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8395/ |
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| author | Nordzell, Henrik |
| author_browse | Nordzell, Henrik |
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| collection | Epsilon Archive for Student Projects |
| description | This thesis calculates the costs and benefits of turning wetlands into forest in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Wetlands emit methane, which has a high global warming potential relative to carbon dioxide, while forests sequester carbon. This benefit in mitigated global warming is compared to the cost of loss in ecosystem services like biodiversity and recreational value. A hypothetical wetland located in the middle of Sweden with average post drainage fertility potential and temperature sum was drained for timber production. The net present value of all benefits and costs up to 2050 was found to be 0.43 million SEK per hectare and the results are mainly driven by wetland emissions and price of carbon dioxide. The sensitivity analysis shows that the result can range from -0.41 to 1.84 million SEK per hectare. |
| format | Second cycle, A2E |
| id | RepoSLU8395 |
| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| language | Swedish Inglés |
| publishDate | 2015 |
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| spelling | RepoSLU83952015-08-26T15:08:31Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8395/ Costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through conversion of wetlands into forest Nordzell, Henrik Economics and management This thesis calculates the costs and benefits of turning wetlands into forest in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Wetlands emit methane, which has a high global warming potential relative to carbon dioxide, while forests sequester carbon. This benefit in mitigated global warming is compared to the cost of loss in ecosystem services like biodiversity and recreational value. A hypothetical wetland located in the middle of Sweden with average post drainage fertility potential and temperature sum was drained for timber production. The net present value of all benefits and costs up to 2050 was found to be 0.43 million SEK per hectare and the results are mainly driven by wetland emissions and price of carbon dioxide. The sensitivity analysis shows that the result can range from -0.41 to 1.84 million SEK per hectare. Denna uppsats beräknar kostnaderna och fördelarna av att omvända våtmarker till skog för att minska utsläpp av växthusgaser. Våtmarker avger metan, som har en hög Global Warming Potential i förhållande till koldioxid, medan skogar binder kol. Denna fördel i dämpad global uppvärmning jämförs med kostnaden av förlust i ekosystemtjänster som biologisk mångfald och rekreationsvärden. En hypotetisk våtmark belägen i mitten av Sverige med en genomsnittlig efter dränering fertilitet potential och temperatursumma dränerades för virkesproduktion. Det diskonterade nuvärdet av alla förmåner och kostnader upp till 2050 visade sig vara 0.43 miljoner kronor per hektar och resultaten drivs främst av utsläpp från våtmarken och priset på koldioxid. Känslighetsanalysen visar att resultatet kan variera från -0,41 till 1,84 miljoner kronor per hektar. 2015-08-19 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8395/1/Nordzell_H_150808.pdf Nordzell, Henrik, 2015. Costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through conversion of wetlands into forest. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Economics <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-510.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-4762 eng |
| spellingShingle | Economics and management Nordzell, Henrik Costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through conversion of wetlands into forest |
| title | Costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through conversion of wetlands into forest |
| title_full | Costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through conversion of wetlands into forest |
| title_fullStr | Costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through conversion of wetlands into forest |
| title_full_unstemmed | Costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through conversion of wetlands into forest |
| title_short | Costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through conversion of wetlands into forest |
| title_sort | costs and benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through conversion of wetlands into forest |
| topic | Economics and management |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8395/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8395/ |