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Land use, land use change and forestry related GHG emissions in Lebanon: economic valuation and policy options

Land use, land use change and forestry related GHG emissions in Lebanon: economic valuation and policy options
Land use, land use change and forestry related GHG emissions in Lebanon: economic valuation and policy options
Global climate change has been one of the most challenging environmental concerns facing policy makers in the past decade. The characterization of the wide range of greenhouse gas (GHG) sources and sinks as well as the behavior of GHGs in the atmosphere remains an on-going activity in many countries. Lebanon, being a signatory to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, is required to submit and regularly update a national inventory of GHG emission sources and removals. Accordingly, an inventory of greenhouse gases from various sectors was conducted following the guidelines set by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The inventory indicated that the land use, land use change, and forestry sector contributed about 1% to the total greenhouse gas emissions instead of acting as a sink. This article proposes mitigation scenarios to reduce these emissions and increase carbon sequestration in the Lebanese land use. Limitations in emission estimation, economic valuation, and policy options are also addressed
climate change, emission factors, forestry, greenhouse gas, ipcc, land use, lebanon, mitigation
1573-2932
287-303
El-Fadel, M.
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Jamali, D.
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El-Fadel, M., Jamali, D. and Khorbotly, D. (2002) Land use, land use change and forestry related GHG emissions in Lebanon: economic valuation and policy options. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 137 (1-4), 287-303. (doi:10.1023/A:1015511106941).

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Global climate change has been one of the most challenging environmental concerns facing policy makers in the past decade. The characterization of the wide range of greenhouse gas (GHG) sources and sinks as well as the behavior of GHGs in the atmosphere remains an on-going activity in many countries. Lebanon, being a signatory to the Framework Convention on Climate Change, is required to submit and regularly update a national inventory of GHG emission sources and removals. Accordingly, an inventory of greenhouse gases from various sectors was conducted following the guidelines set by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The inventory indicated that the land use, land use change, and forestry sector contributed about 1% to the total greenhouse gas emissions instead of acting as a sink. This article proposes mitigation scenarios to reduce these emissions and increase carbon sequestration in the Lebanese land use. Limitations in emission estimation, economic valuation, and policy options are also addressed

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Published date: June 2002
Keywords: climate change, emission factors, forestry, greenhouse gas, ipcc, land use, lebanon, mitigation
Organisations: Management, Civil Engineering & the Environment

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Local EPrints ID: 52940
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/52940
ISSN: 1573-2932
PURE UUID: f94ca0fb-980b-4397-8038-e4a628255beb

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Date deposited: 16 Jul 2008
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 10:39

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Author: M. El-Fadel
Author: D. Jamali
Author: D. Khorbotly

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