Evaluating the Role of Community-Managed Forest in Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change Mitigation of Tripura, India

Abstract Sustainable economic growth and identifying factors affecting it are among the important issues which have always received attention from researchers of different countries. Accordingly, one of the factors affecting economic growth, which has received attention from researchers in the developed countries over recent years, is the issue of environmental technologies that enter the economic cycle of other countries after being patented through technology transfer. The current research investigated the role of the environment-related patents and the effects of the patented technological innovations compatible with climate change mitigation on the economic growth and development in the Middle East countries within a specific time period. The required data were gathered from the valid global databases, including Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and World Bank and have been analyzed using multi-linear regression methods and econometric models with Eviews 10 software. The obtained results with 95% confidence level show that the environmental patents (β = 0.02) and environment management (β = 0.04) and technologies related to the climate change mitigation (β = 0.02) have a significant positive impact on the sustainable economic development and growth rate in the studied countries. Such a study helps innovators and policymakers in policy decisions related to sustainable development programs from the perspective of environmentally friendly technologies by demonstrating the role of patents in three important environmental areas, namely environmental management, water-related adaptation and climate change mitigation, as one of the factors influencing sustainable economic growth.

The “Paris Lifestyle”—Bridging the Gap Between Science and Communication by Analysing and Quantifying the Role of Target Groups for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Climate Change Management - Addressing the Challenges in Communicating Climate Change Across Various Audiences ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-98294-6_23 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 375-397 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stephan Schwarzinger ◽

David Neil Bird ◽

Markus Hadler

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Target Groups ◽

Mitigation And Adaptation ◽

Change Mitigation

The Role of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Policies for Climate Change Mitigation

Environmental and Resource Economics ◽

10.1007/s10640-013-9757-5 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 55-80 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Matthias Kalkuhl ◽

Ottmar Edenhofer ◽

Kai Lessmann

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Carbon Capture ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Carbon Capture And Sequestration ◽

Change Mitigation

Climate Change Mitigation: The Role of Agriculture

Journal of Agricultural Extension ◽

10.4314/jae.v15i1.6 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

CJ Obiora ◽

MC Madukwe

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Change Mitigation

Situational factors driving climate change mitigation behaviors: the key role of pro-environmental family

Environment Development and Sustainability ◽

10.1007/s10668-019-00496-0 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (8) ◽

pp. 7269-7285 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Victor Corral-Verdugo ◽

Marc Yancy Lucas ◽

César Tapia-Fonllem ◽

Anais Ortiz-Valdez

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Situational Factors ◽

Change Mitigation

Soil Carbon Modelling in Salix Biomass Plantations: Variety Determines Carbon Sequestration and Climate Impacts

Forests ◽

10.3390/f12111529 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 1529

Author(s):

Saurav Kalita ◽

Hanna Karlsson Potter ◽

Martin Weih ◽

Christel Baum ◽

Åke Nordberg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Land Use ◽

Carbon Sequestration ◽

Climate Change Mitigation ◽

Biomass Yield ◽

Climate Impacts ◽

Carbon Modelling ◽

Sequestration Potential ◽

Determining Factor ◽

Change Mitigation

Short-rotation coppice (SRC) Salix plantations have the potential to provide fast-growing biomass feedstock with significant soil and climate mitigation benefits. Salix varieties exhibit significant variation in their physiological traits, growth patterns and soil ecology—but the effects of these variations have rarely been studied from a systems perspective. This study analyses the influence of variety on soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics and climate impacts from Salix cultivation for heat production for a Swedish site with specific conditions. Soil carbon modelling was combined with a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach to quantify SOC sequestration and climate impacts over a 50-year period. The analysis used data from a Swedish field trial of six Salix varieties grown under fertilized and unfertilized treatments on Vertic Cambisols during 2001–2018. The Salix systems were compared with a reference case where heat is produced from natural gas and green fallow was the land use alternative. Climate impacts were determined using time-dependent LCA methodology—on a land-use (per hectare) and delivered energy unit (per MJheat) basis. All Salix varieties and treatments increased SOC, but the magnitude depended on the variety. Fertilization led to lower carbon sequestration than the equivalent unfertilized case. There was no clear relationship between biomass yield and SOC increase. In comparison with reference cases, all Salix varieties had significant potential for climate change mitigation. From a land-use perspective, high yield was the most important determining factor, followed by SOC sequestration, therefore high-yielding fertilized varieties such as ‘Tordis’, ‘Tora’ and ‘Björn’ performed best. On an energy-delivered basis, SOC sequestration potential was the determining factor for the climate change mitigation effect, with unfertilized ‘Jorr’ and ‘Loden’ outperforming the other varieties. These results show that Salix variety has a strong influence on SOC sequestration potential, biomass yield, growth pattern, response to fertilization and, ultimately, climate impact.