Quantifying the impact of key factors on the carbon mitigation potential of managed temperate forests

Table 2 Yearly mitigation values in gC/\(\text {m}^2\)/year from this study and the literature

Source	Bavaria 2020–2025	Germany 2014	Europe 2018	Europe 2016–2018	Bavaria 2003–2008
Source	This study	[19]	[7]	[6]	[34]
Forest sink	138 (Mature only: 104)	148	63	49	138 (Veg. carbon only)
Product sink	15 (16)	8	6	6	50
Fuel Substitution	27 (35)	92	25 (Includes paper)
Material Substitution	32 (43)	77	38 (Including energy end-use)
Total Substitution	59 (78)	169	63		130
Total Forest Mitigation	212 (198)	325	132		318

Literature values were converted from \({\text{MtCO}_{2e}}\) to gC per \(\text {m}^2\) forest area. The values for [6] represent those of forest remaining forest. Note that the substitution values are theoretical values only: A substitution effect was attributed to the entire wood production. Such a value can sensibly only be used in comparison to a baseline scenario. Values that are not comparable to this study due to differences in accounting were excluded

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