An Optimal Control Model of Forest Carbon Sequestration
构建了一个森林碳汇与能源减排的最优控制模型，发现大气碳累积时碳汇租金价格应随时间上升，且森林碳汇主要通过增加林地面积和延长轮伐期实现，预计贡献约三分之一的总碳减排量。
This study develops an optimal control model of carbon sequestration and energy abatement to explore the potential role of forests in greenhouse gas mitigation. The article shows that if carbon accumulates in the atmosphere, the rental price for carbon sequestration should rise over time. From an empirical model, we find that carbon sequestration is costly, but that landowners can sequester substantial amounts of carbon in forests mainly by increasing forestland and lengthening rotations. Forest sequestration is predicted to account for about one‐third of total carbon abatement. Tropical forests store over two‐thirds of this added carbon.