Global studies
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This study (social potential)
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0.12 – 0.17 0.68 – 1.33
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0.9 – 1.3 0.8 – 1.3
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2000–2050 2000–2100
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Considering sequestration on abandoned agricultural land only
|
[10]
|
0.2–0.58
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2008–2012
| |
[22]
|
0.2 – 1
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2000–2050
|
Conservative potential for 50-year period
|
[55]
|
0.3–2.9
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0.8–1.6
|
2000–2075
|
Large variation due to different assumptions on yields
|
[61]
|
avg 1.04
| |
1995–2095
| |
[62]
|
0.15–0.8
| |
2008–2012
| |
[63]
|
0.6–1.2
| |
2000–2050
|
Only in degraded land soils. Total potential is 30–60 Pg C.
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Regional studies (Compared to Table 3)
|
[22]
|
0.02–0.05
| | |
Europe, a 100-year period
|
[23]
| |
2–3.5
| |
Average sequestration of tropical forests during an 80-year period
|
[55]
| | | |
Only above-ground sequestration. soil decomposition fluxes excluded
|
| |
0.6–1
| |
Canada
|
| |
0.5–11
| |
USA (many studies summarized)
|
| |
1.4–2.3
| |
Western Europe
|
| |
7.5–7.7
| |
Australia
|
[64]
|
0.006
| |
2010
|
EU25 countries
|
|
0.01
| |
2020
| |
|
0.02
| |
2030
| |
[65]
|
0.05 0.12
| |
2100
|
EU15. only soils Wider Europe (excl. Russia). only soils
|
[66]
| |
0.3–0.6
| |
European forests during 2008–2012
|
[67]
| |
0.35
| |
North-west Russia
|
[68]
| |
1.4
|
1999–2000
|
Canada
|
[69]
|
0.88
|
0.3
|
Current
|
Sink of all boreal and temperate forests
|
|
0.11
|
0.52
| |
All European forests
|
|
0.43
|
0.48
| |
All Russian forests
|
|
0.10
|
0.25
| |
All Canadian forests
|
|
0.17
|
0.56
| |
All US forests
|