Title: The role of peatland degradation, protection and restoration for climate change mitigation in the SSP scenarios
Citation: Jonathan Doelman, Willem Verhagen, Elke Stehfest& Detlef van Vuuren. (2023). Data repository - The role of peatland degradation, protection and restoration for climate change mitigation in the SSP scenarios [Dataset]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7686042
Study Site: Canada
Purpose: Peatlands only cover a small fraction of the global land surface (∼3%) but store large amounts of carbon (∼600 GtC). Drainage of peatlands for agriculture results in the decomposition of organic matter, leading to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As a result, degraded peatlands are currently responsible for 2%–3% of global anthropogenic emissions. Preventing further degradation of peatlands and restoration (i.e. rewetting) are therefore important for climate change mitigation. In this study, we show that land-use change in three SSP scenarios with optimistic, recent trends, and pessimistic assumptions leads to peatland degradation between 2020 and 2100 ranging from −7 to +10 Mha (−23% to +32%), and a continuation or even an increase in annual GHG emissions (−0.1 to +0.4 GtCO2-eq yr−1).
Abstract: This datasets provides regional and spatial-explicit gridded data for the analysis presented in the manuscript "The role of peatland degradation, protection and restoration for climate change mitigation in the SSP scenarios" under review in "Environmental Research: Climate" with reference "ERCL-100126"
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Further Info: Doelman, J.C., Verhagen, W., Stehfest, E., & van Vuuren, D.P. (2023). The role of peatland degradation, protection and restoration for climate change mitigation in the SSP scenarios. Environmental Research Climate. 10.1088/2752-5295/acd5f4
Status: Complete
Keywords:
reclamation/restoration,
effects of disturbance,
climate change,
management,
Geographical coordinates: North: 83.15, South: 41.909 East: -52.619 West: -141.010
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