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Uncertainty in projecting GHG emissions from bioenergy

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The definition of baselines is a major step in determining the greenhouse-gas emissions of bioenergy systems. Accounting frameworks with a planning objective might require different baseline attributes and designs than those with a monitoring objective.

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Figure 1: Suitability of baselines in US timber trend projections.

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  1. University of Vermont, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, 617 Main Street, Burlington, 05405, Vermont, USA

    Thomas Buchholz

  2. Spatial Informatics Group (SIG) LLC, 3248 Northampton Court, Pleasanton, 94588, California, USA

    Thomas Buchholz

  3. Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Cheatham Hall Suite 319, 310 West Campus Drive, Blacksburg, 24061, Virginia, USA

    Stephen Prisley

  4. Department of Geology and Research Institute for Environment, Appalachian State University, Energy and Economics, 227 IG Greer Hall, Boone, 28608, North Carolina, USA

    Gregg Marland

  5. Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Plant Science Building, 2801 Sharon Turnpike, Millbrook, 12545, New York, USA

    Charles Canham

  6. Vision Forestry, LLC, PO Box 2677, Salisbury, 21802, Maryland, USA

    Neil Sampson

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Buchholz, T., Prisley, S., Marland, G. et al. Uncertainty in projecting GHG emissions from bioenergy. Nature Clim Change 4, 1045–1047 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2418

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