Climate change mitigation in Canada’s forest sector: a spatially explicit case study for two regions

Table 6 Average annual mitigation potential in (GgCO₂e/year) for each decade, ranked by highest cumulative impact in 2050

Cranbrook				Dog River
Scenario	2021–2030	2031–2040	2041–2050	Scenario	2021–2030	2031–2040	2041–2050
Higher utilization + harvest residues for bioenergy + LLP	− 197	− 228	− 257	Harvest residues for bioenergy + LLP	− 59	− 72	− 76
Harvest residues for bioenergy + LLP	− 134	− 180	− 217	Higher utilization + LLP	− 62	− 61	− 60
Higher utilization + harvest residues for bioenergy	− 108	− 126	− 147	No slashburning + LLP	− 52	− 51	− 49
Harvest less +LLP	− 95	− 124	− 143	Harvest less + LLP	− 31	− 45	− 45
Higher utilization +LLP	− 135	− 137	− 138	LLP	− 37	− 40	− 42
Harvest residues for bioenergy	− 50	− 84	− 114	Harvest residues for bioenergy	− 22	− 32	− 35
LLP	− 84	− 96	− 104	Higher utilization	− 23	− 18	− 16
Harvest less	− 12	− 30	− 42	No slashburning	− 15	− 10	− 7
Higher utilization	− 46	− 35	− 28	Harvest less	4	− 6	− 5

Higher product displacement factors and refined energy displacement factors have been used for each of the scenarios and combinations shown

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