Summary of Carbon Sequestration Methods

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With the signing of the ‘Kyoto Protocol’, more attention has been paid to the greenhouse effect because of the emission of CO2 of human activities. Therefore carbon sequestration accounting becomes more and more significant as the world starts to realize the significance of launching forestation activities for carbon sequestration. This research reviewed the two categories of methods in accounting forest carbon sequestration: Biomass Investigation methods and Microclimatology methods. Principles of the two methods will be introduced in the essay, followed by detailed analysis on both the advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, the individual applicability will be discussed at the end of each method. Lastly, according to the characteristics of the Greater Khingan Mountains in Heilongjiang Province, the research selected the Stem Volume method as the method to account carbon sequestration of the Greater Khingan Mountains.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 424-425)

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102-105

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January 2012

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