Table 1 Estimated regional distribution of mitigation by sector and region under a cumulative investment of $24 billion in 2030
From: US land sector mitigation investments and emissions implications
U.S. Regions | Forestry | Cropland | Livestock | All land sectors | $ Billions (decade investments in land-based mitigation activities) | Dominant mitigation strategya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corn Belt | 19% | 3% | 0% | 21.9% | 5.3 | Forest Management |
Great Plains | 0.2% | 0.3% | 16.0% | 16.5% | 4.0 | Livestock Methane Reduction |
South Central | 9.6% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 13.6% | 3.3 | Forest Management |
Lake States | 11.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 13.7% | 3.3 | Afforestation |
South East | 6.8% | 0.2% | 5.2% | 12.2% | 2.9 | Forest Management |
North East | 5.4% | 0.4% | 2.6% | 8.4% | 2.0 | Afforestation |
Pacific Northwest | 5.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 5.5% | 1.3 | Forest Management |
Rocky Mountains | 3.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 0.9 | Afforestation |
Pacific Southwest | 1.9% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 2.6% | 0.6 | Afforestation |
South West | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 0.5 | Livestock Methane Reduction |
U.S. | 63.1% | 8.1% | 28.8% | 100.0% | 24.0 | Forest Management |
