Biomass Forest in Sweden and Carbon Emissions Balance

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Managing Forest Ecosystems: The Challenge of Climate Change (2017) , 218-234

Biofuels have an important role to play in reducing the levels of greenhouse gases. Forestry can help reduce CO2 levels in several ways including: storing carbon in biomass, soil and wood products; substituting biofuels for fossil fuels; and replacing energy-intensive materials like cement, steel and plastics with wood products (Schlamadinger and Marland 1996; Ericsson 2003). In a study analyzing the relation between forest management and the carbon balance of the forest sector, Lundmark et al. (2014) concluded that about 475 kg of CO2 emissions are avoided for each cubic meter of biomass harvested, after accounting for carbon stock changes, substitution effects and all emissions related to forest management and industrial processes.