Table 2 Individual mitigation scenario and description of activities
From: Climate change mitigation in Canada’s forest sector: a spatially explicit case study for two regions
Scenario | Description | Parameter changed | Parameter value |
|---|---|---|---|
Harvest less | Reduce harvest area | Harvest area | − 2% (BC) − 5% (ON) |
Higher utilization | Increase the percentage of stemwood transferred to products | Harvest utilization rate | + 5% |
Harvest residues for bioenergy | Increase collection of harvest residues for bioenergy. Residues would otherwise decompose on forest floor or be slashburned | Slashburn area (percentage of harvest area) Harvest residue capture rate | − 25% + 25% |
No slashburning | Stop slashburning activities in ON | Slashburn area (proportion of harvest area) | − 25% |
Longer-lived products (LLP) | Increase the proportion of panels produced and reduce pulp and paper production. | HWP commodity percentage | + 4% |