International Journal of Engineering, Science and Mathematics

Trees can be harvested and re-grown based on sustainable forest management plans while the carbon stock in the timber from harvested trees could be retained for years in the form of wood products to limit the release of carbon back to atmosphere. The process of storing carbon for longer period in long lived harvested wood products have been recognized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) as one of the mitigating measure under Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) categories. The carbon stock in harvested wood products has been considered by various countries in their national accounting processes. There have been several studies by various researchers to estimate the carbon stock in harvested wood products pool. This paper uses life cycle analysis to trace the fate of carbon bound in harvested wood products produced from a mature stand of Dalbergia sissoo trees until most of the carbon is released back into the atmosphere. This is followed by a sensitivity analysis with twelve different scenarios to analyze the effect of change in terminal use and half life patterns on the carbon stock with respect to passing years.