ESTIMATED U.S. FOREST AND PAPER INDUSTRY [CO.sub.2] EMISSIONS RESULTING FROM COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.(Statistical Data Included)

Forest Products Journal, May, 2001 by MANNISTO, EVA H.; MANNISTO, HEIKKI I.; MINER, REID A.; STRATTON, STEPHEN C.; WORD, DAVID H.

DAVID H. WORD [*]

ABSTRACT

An estimate of the total annual carbon dioxide ([CO.sub.2]) emissions resulting from compliance with current, proposed, and anticipated federal environmental regulations has been developed for the U.S. forest and paper industry. This estimate of emissions from the industry's primary manufacturing facilities was developed to examine the extent to which other federally mandated environmental goals might need to be balanced against the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets set forth in the Kyoto Protocol. Energy use was estimated for each regulation believed to result in significant energy consumption or savings by calculating the industry-wide electricity, steam, and fuel requirements associated with established or...