A systems approach to assess climate change mitigation options in landscapes of the United States forest sector

Table 3 Average annual mitigation (in Tg CO₂e year-1) for each decadal range for the mitigation scenarios in the two study regions

Scenario	2021 to 2030^a	2031 to 2040^a	2041 to 2050^a
Coastal South Carolina
Residues	− 0.022	− 0.026	− 0.028
Productivity	− 0.017	− 0.006	− 0.018
No net loss	− 0.072	− 0.179	− 0.280
Reduce deforestation	− 0.079	− 0.112	− 0.118
LLP	− 0.043	− 0.057	− 0.064
Bioenergy	0.036	0.032	0.026
Hugo salvage^b	− 0.023	− 0.007	− 0.002
Increase salvage^b	− 0.053	− 0.016	− 0.005
Northern Wisconsin
Residues	− 0.047	− 0.077	− 0.090
Extend rotation + LLP	− 0.409	− 0.656	− 0.670
Harvest bioenergy	0.301	0.436	0.473
LLP	− 0.210	− 0.278	− 0.314
Bioenergy	0.176	0.156	0.130

^aNegative values indicate a reduction in CO₂e emissions
^bEvaluated against a hurricane baseline scenario which assumes no salvage logging

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