The North American forest sector outlook study : 2006-2030

Complete Title
The North American forest sector outlook study : 2006-2030

Publication Year
Language(s)
English
Description

Projections for the United States and Canada to 2030 have been made with a global model to account for concurrent changes in other countries. Three future scenarios were investigated: two IPCC-based scenarios assuming the rapid growth of wood-based energy, and one IPCC-based scenario without this assumption. The model, under the IPCC scenarios, accounted for trends in population, income and land use along with emerging technology and predicted changes to consumption patterns for wood products and bioenergy. Markets for wood products, which mainly are destined for the construction sector in North America, are projected to recover by 2015 under all three scenarios examined. Projections suggest that, in spite of declining use of paper for media, other paper and paperboard for packaging and miscellaneous uses will continue to enjoy strong global demand.

ISBN
978-92-1-117057-3
Imprint
S.l. : UNECE, [2012]
Physical Description
65p. : ill.
Notes

Includes literature cited

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Bibliographic level
Monograph/item
Physical medium
Printed
PDF
Number of library copies
1
ISSN
1020-2269