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Carbon neutrality potentials in local governments under different forest management - The Study Case of Paju and Goseong -

산림관리에 따른 기초지자체 규모의 탄소중립 가능성 평가 - 파주시와 고성군을 대상으로 -

  • Lee, Do-Hyung (Dept. of Energy&Environment Research, Korea Research Institute on Climate Change) ;
  • Choe, Hye-Yeong (Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Joo-Young (Dept. of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Cheong, Yu-Kyong (Dept. of Energy&Environment Research, Korea Research Institute on Climate Change) ;
  • Kil, Sung-Ho (Dept. of Ecological Landscape Architecture Design, Kangwon National University)
  • 이도형 (한국기후변화연구원 에너지환경연구실) ;
  • 최혜영 (서울대학교 농림생물자원학부) ;
  • 김주영 (서울대학교 산림과학부) ;
  • 정유경 (한국기후변화연구원 에너지환경연구실) ;
  • 길승호 (강원대학교 생태조경디자인학과)
  • Received : 2022.03.21
  • Accepted : 2022.05.23
  • Published : 2022.06.30
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Abstract

We evaluated the effect of CO2 offsetting by estimating changes in carbon uptake under various forest management scenarios and proposed forest management strategies to achieve carbon neutrality. Paju and Goseong, which have relatively large forest areas but different industrial characteristics, were selected for the study sites. The current state of forest distribution was analyzed using forest type maps and aerial photographs, and the amount of carbon uptake was calculated using the equation presented by the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories and the national emission/absorption coefficients from the Korea National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report. As of 2015, the forest carbon absorption in Paju and Goseong was 49,931 t/yr and 94,225 t/yr, respectively, and the annual carbon absorption per unit area was 2.28 t/ha/yr and 2.16 t/ha/yr. Under the forest management scenarios, the annual maximum carbon absorption per unit area is estimated to increase to 5.68 t/ha/yr in Paju and 4.22 t/ha/yr in Goseong, and this absorption would increase further if urban forests were additionally created. Even if the current forests of Paju and Goseong are maintained as they are, emissions from electricity use can be sufficiently offset. However, by applying appropriate forest management strategies, emissions from sectors other than electricity use could be offset. This study can be applied to the establishment of carbon absorption strategies in the forest sector to achieve carbon neutrality.

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본 연구는 2021년도 한국환경복원기술학회 추계학술대회에서 발표한 '산림관리 방안에 의한 산림 탄소흡수량 변화 산정'을 발전시킨 것으로, 산림청의 재원으로 '숲속의 한반도 탄소중립 실현을 위한 평화도시 조성 기반 구축' 연구의 지원에 의하여 이루어진 것입니다. 이에 감사드립니다.

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