Simulation of REDD-plus options using IIASA model framework

Simulation of REDD-plus options using IIASA model framework

Authors:   Gusti M, Bottcher H, Kindermann G, Havlik P, Obersteiner M

Publication Year:   2012

Reference:  iEMSs 2012: Managing Resources of a Limited Planet, R Seppelt, AA Voinov, S Lange, D Bankamp (eds)
1-5 July 2012, Leipzig, Germany

Available at www.iemss.org/sites/iemss2012//proceedings/C2_0856_Gusti_et_al.pdf

Abstract

We present a modeling framework for simulating afforestation, deforestation and sustainable forest management that is composed of an interlinked economic model and a spatially explicit forestry model. The linkage of models allows addressing a number of important issues relevant to REDD+, in particular, estimation of cross-country comparable CO2 mitigation potential for individual countries and selected activities, "carbon-leakage" problem, estimation of marginal abatement cost curves for the mitigation activities etc. We demonstrate the application of the model framework for development of marginal abatement cost curves and discuss the results.
KEYWORDS: REDD+; Model framework; Economic model; Forestry model; Geographically explicit

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