Economic Aspects of the Organization of Carbon Farms on Forest Site

Морковина, Светлана; Panyavina, Ekaterina; Shanin, Igor; Avdeeva, Irina

doi:10.34220/2308-8877-2021-9-1-17-25

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“…6. Thus, while maintaining the current price level per ton of CO 2 , for its 75-year cycle of existence, a 1-hectare plantation will approximately bring income due only to the deposition of CO 2 from the atmosphere (not including the cost of wood) at the level of ~560 thousand rubles or 9.5 thousand USD, taking into account investment and operating costs in the amount of ~262 thousand rubles for planting and maintaining 1 ha of plantation (Morkovina et al, 2021).…”

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From carbon polygon to carbon farm: The potential and ways of developing the sequestration carbon industry in the Leningrad Region and St Petersburg

Makarova,

Abakumov,

Shevchenko

et al. 2023

Vestnik SPbSU. Earth Sciences

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Climate change is one of the most important global problems of the 21st century. The territory of Russia is located in an area of significant observed and forecasted climate change. Achieving Russia's carbon neutrality by 2060 requires the development of a national system for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions and uptake. To achieve this goal, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education launched a pilot programme to create a national network of carbon polygons. St Petersburg State University together with Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory created the concept of Ladoga carbon polygon focusing the study the greenhouse gas absorption (or sequestration) potential of forest ecosystems typical for Northwest Russia. The evolution of this project assumes the establishment of a forest carbon farm (nature-based solutions). Based on the assumption that the territories of forest areas that were previously part of the state agricultural lands of the Leningrad region can be used for carbon farms (afforestation, enhanced carbon uptake by changing land use), an estimate of CO2 absorption has been made. For the total area of forest carbon farms of 677.9 · 103 ha, it was evaluated of 3700 ± 1900 kt CO2/year or (1000 ± 520) ·106kg С/ year. It is shown that the CO2 absorption of such carbon farms can offset up to 20 % of the total CO2 emission of the Leningrad Region and not more than 8 % of the total CO2 emission for the combined region consisting of Leningrad Region and St Petersburg. The economic effect of the operation of forest carbon farms can only be achieved in the long term. At the current price level per tonne of CO2 (35 USD/(t CO2 )), a 1 hectare of forest carbon farm would yield an income of 9500 USD over a 75-year lifetime. This determines the economic feasibility of creating carbon farms, which is also due to the potential for the production of carbon units based on them, which will either be traded on carbon exchanges or be taken into account as the results of activities aimed at reducing carbon emissions.

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From carbon polygon to carbon farm: The potential and ways of developing the sequestration carbon industry in the Leningrad Region and St Petersburg

Makarova,

Abakumov,

Shevchenko

et al. 2023

Vestnik SPbSU. Earth Sciences

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“…Many Russian scientists also pay attention to the combination of environmental and economic benefits for the regions where carbon landfills are being created. For example, S.S. Morkovina et al (2021) in their work "Economic aspects of the organization of carbon farms on forest lands" write that despite the significant financial costs of creating carbon farms, this step is necessary and entails many economic and environmental benefits, such as climate improvement, increased fertility, development of ecosystem services, as well as the opportunity to provide support for enterprises with a carbon footprint.…”

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Carbon landfills as a new step towards achieving carbon neutrality of russian regions in the context of esg transformation

Komarova

Bondarenko

Baibikova

2023

J. of Law and Sust. Develop.

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Objective: The purpose of this paper is to study the possibility of using carbon polygons to achieve carbon neutrality in Russian regions in the context of environmental, social, and governance transformation. Methods: The authors consider the key principles of ESG transformation, analyze greenhouse gas emissions by sectors of the Russian economy, and assess the potential of carbon landfills as a tool to achieve carbon neutrality. The work uses such scientific methods as historical analysis, case-study method, and structural, comparative, and functional analysis. Results: The paper presents examples of the implementation of carbon polygons in the regions and an assessment of their potential in achieving carbon neutrality. Quantitative data are systematized following the geographical specifics of the location of carbon polygons, their characteristics, goals, project development scenario, as well as the results of activities in the collection and monitoring of climate data. Practical aspects of the use of carbon polygons in the conditions of ESG transformation are also considered. Suggestions: The results of the study can be used in the practical activities of regional authorities, enterprises, and organizations dealing with environmental sustainability issues. The theoretical conclusions can be used for further investigation of the carbon footprint problem in the context of ESG transformation. The paper can be used as a guide for the development and implementation of programs to achieve carbon neutrality in Russian regions.

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“…This network will make it possible to study the planetary carbon cycle, as well as create prerequisites for assessing carbon sequestration and mitigating the effects of climate change on the territory of the Russian Federation [42]. Based on data from carbon polygons, carbon farms can be created to organize a sequestration industry in forest areas [43].…”

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Distribution of Molecular Weight of Humic Substances Isolated from Soils of Tallgrass Temperate Rainforests (Chernevaya Taiga)

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The boreal forests of Russia are one of the largest forest areas on the planet. As a result of climate change, the rate of carbon sequestration and stabilization of organic matter are important indicators of environmental conservation. To understand mechanisms of stabilization and the structure of soil organic carbon, the molecular-weight (MW) distribution of humic acids (HAs) in soils of the central deciduous-forest zone of boreal forests (Chernevaya taiga, transitional ecotone forest, coniferous forest) was studied. Analysis of the MW distribution of HAs was conducted using size-exclusion chromatography. This approach allowed us to obtain the distribution of high-, medium-, and low-molecular fractions of HAs. It has been revealed that the content of the low-MW fraction prevails over the content of the medium- and high-MW fractions of HAs, which indicates the process of stabilization in soil organic matter. The accumulation of low-molecular-weight fraction occurs with the aromaticity increase in HAs, which indicates that HAs with a relatively high proportion of aromatic fragments have smaller hydrodynamic radius and a lower MW. It has been statistically substantiated that the low-molecular-weight fraction correlates with the content of aromatic compounds and carboxyl structural fragments of HAs, which indicates the resistance of the soil organic matter of Chernevaya taiga to biodegradation.

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Economic Aspects of the Organization of Carbon Farms on Forest Site

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

From carbon polygon to carbon farm: The potential and ways of developing the sequestration carbon industry in the Leningrad Region and St Petersburg

From carbon polygon to carbon farm: The potential and ways of developing the sequestration carbon industry in the Leningrad Region and St Petersburg

Carbon landfills as a new step towards achieving carbon neutrality of russian regions in the context of esg transformation

Distribution of Molecular Weight of Humic Substances Isolated from Soils of Tallgrass Temperate Rainforests (Chernevaya Taiga)

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