Tag: carbon sequestration

Peer-reviewed Publications

Ghani et al. (2025): Evaluating the global warming potential of harvested wood due to the carbon stock changes under different forest management practices

Hafiz Usman Ghani, Anniina Lehtilä, Anna Forssén, Xing Liu and Ilkka Leinonen, IN: Sustainable Production and Consumption, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2025.10.010

The European forests are essential in achieving the land use and land-use change (LULUC) related CO₂ removal targets. Adoption of various harvesting practices significantly influences the overall LULUC emissions and removals of forests. In this study, the authors used the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach to systematically evaluate the land use and land use change-related emissions and removals (GWPLULUC) of harvested wood raw material. They applied different case study scenarios with different forest management practices in Finland in comparison to the business as usual scenario (one pre-commercial thinning and two commercial thinnings): i) a scenario with no pre-commercial thinning, ii) a scenario with reduced thinning with longer rotation cycle, and iii) a scenario with collection of logging residues. They also explored the effect of management on land occupation.

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Chen et al. (2025): Multi-scenario land use simulation and carbon storage prediction analysis in the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park

Zongzhu Chen, Xiaorong Jiang, Xiaoyan Pan, Yiqing Chen, Jinrui Lei, Tingtian Wu, Xiaohua Chen, Yuanling Li and Tiezhu Shi, IN: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2025.1539340

Protected areas like national parks play a pivotal role in carbon sequestration, a function essential for achieving global climate mitigation goals as climate change accelerates. However, a significant challenge lies in reconciling conservation mandates with pressures for economic growth within these regions. The present study addresses this issue by investigating China’s Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park (HNTRNP). By integrating 10 natural and socioeconomic variables, the authors applied the PLUS-InVEST model to quantify historical carbon stock dynamics from 1980 to 2020 and to project future storage capacities for 2035 under various development pathways.

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Cong et al. (2025): Harnessing enhanced rock weathering for carbon neutrality: potential and challenges in China

Lianghan Cong, Shuaiyi Lu, Pan Jiang, Tianqi Zheng, Yanjun Zhang, Xiaoshu Lü, Ziwang Yu and Tianfu Xu, IN: Earth-Science Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2025.105309

By applying powdered silicate rocks rich in calcium and magnesium, such as basalt, the dissolution process can be accelerated to sequester CO₂ in the form of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) within soil porewater, which is ultimately transported to the ocean, achieving long-term carbon storage. Using a life cycle assessment (LCA) framework, this study evaluates the feasibility of basalt-based enhanced rock weathering in China, focusing on its environmental and economic implications across various application scenarios.

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Chen et al. (2025): Stronger climatic impact than anthropogenic control on vegetation carbon sink growth in China

Dan Chen, Luhua Wu, Heng Wei, Dongni Yang, Lusha Xiong, Guoguo Chen, Jinjun Du, Jianlan Jia and Yuanyuan Xia,IN: Ecological Frontiers, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecofro.2025.09.013

This study revealed the impacts of climate change and human activity on the variation in the productivity of vegetation in vegetation-covered area of China from 2000 to 2020 by utilizing the partial derivative method. Additionally, a structural equation model was employed to quantify the direct, indirect, and combined effects of P, T, SR, CO₂, and NDep on the net primary productivity (NPP).

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Jouamai et al. (2025): Challenges of carbon sequestration in construction materials — A scoping review

Brahim Jouamai, Hassan Elminor and Abderrahim Belabid, IN: Journal of Building Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.114349

The construction sector is responsible for about 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it also holds significant potential to act as a carbon sink. Carbon-sequestering materials are steadily advancing, but their use in practice remains rare. This paper explores why that gap persists through a scoping review of 57 studies, grouping the barriers into seven domains: technical, economic, implementation, policy and regulatory, environmental, infrastructural, and other cross-cutting categories.

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Nature – Wang et al. (2025): Terraced fields increased soil organic carbon content in croplands of the Loess Plateau

Qinqin Wang, Yuanxiao Xu, Guofeng Zhu, Yinying Jiao, Dongdong Qiu, Siyu Lu, Jiangwei Yang, Longhu Chen, Gaojia Meng, Rui Li, Ling Zhao, Enwei Huang and Yuhao Wang, IN: Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-19872-0

Terracing is widely distributed in mountainous and hilly areas worldwide to increase grain production, control soil erosion, increase soil moisture, and improve soil quality, potentially impacting soil carbon pools. This study investigates how agricultural activities and ecological restoration measures affect soil carbon pools in terraced areas of the Chinese Loess Plateau. The authors established an observation system in typical terraces and collected soil samples from 0 to 100 cm depth in terraces with different crops and ecological restoration vegetation.

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Cui et al. (2025): Refined big data on carbon sequestration for urban trees: 3D information and spatial carbon stock

Kailong Cui, Yaoping Cui, Xiangzheng Deng, Chaosheng Zhang, Yufei Jia, Tianwei Zhao, Nan Li, Zhifang Shi, Xiang Zhao, Hua Qin, IN: Sustainable Cities and Society, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106901

Urban trees play a crucial role in regulating the urban environment. Their carbon stock capacity and the importance of 3D information are increasingly recognized by urban managers. However, accurately characterizing urban trees and estimating their carbon stock is hindered by the complexity of urban landscapes and the structural and spatial tree diversity. Here the authors used RGB satellite imagery and locally sampled data to extract 3D information on urban trees in Dublin, Ireland, and to calculate their carbon stock.

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Soares de Souza et al. (2025): Carbon Sequestration with Biochar: Global Trends, Knowledge Gaps, and Future Directions

Darliane Cristina Soares de Souza, Juciane Vieira de Assis Freire et al., IN: ACS ES&T Water, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.5c00606

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recognizes biochar as a central carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategy, included in all scenarios to achieve net-zero emissions. However, scientific debate persists regarding the most appropriate methods for estimating the persistence of biochar-derived carbon in soils. These estimates are crucial for greenhouse gas inventories, carbon credit projects, and life cycle assessments (LCA), making it essential to map and critically analyze scientific output on this subject. This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of global production between 2009 and 2025, based on a Web of Science search using the terms “biochar,” “carbon sequestration,” and “modeling,” resulting in 448 articles.

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Huang et al. (2025): New evidence for age-related decline in carbon sinks in intact boreal forests

Ni Huang, Li Wang, Jie Pei, Luying Zhu, Shidong Liu, Zheng Niu and Biswajit Nath, IN: Ecological Indicators, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.114231

As climate change accelerates, understanding the carbon dynamics of intact forests is critical to climate forecasting, mitigation, and adaptation, but significant uncertainties persist regarding the long-term carbon balance of aging boreal forests. Here, the authors developed a space-for-time substitution approach that used seven separate net ecosystem productivity (NEP) datasets and one forest age dataset to analyze in detail the age-related changes in NEP of intact boreal forests.

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Arcusa & Lackner (2025): Carbon sequestration ought to be permanent on climate-relevant timescales

Stephanie H. Arcusa and Klaus S. Lackner, IN: Environmental Science & Policy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104223

Markets for durable carbon removal credits are expanding despite conflicting rules and standards. A major unresolved issue surrounds the permanence of sequestration and what it means. The authors draw from the principles of ‘intergenerational equity’ and the ‘polluter-pays’ to argue that sequestration ought to be permanent on climate-relevant timescales which geoscience has determined to be in excess of 10,000 years. This is far longer than the typical durability of carbon credits. In this perspective, the authors examine the implications of having to guarantee the permanence of carbon removal either by permanent sequestration or by a sequence of temporary storage.

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