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Figure 18.13--Fate of current and future carbon in wood removed from southern forests (Personal Communication. 2000. L.S. Heath, Project Leader, and J.E. Smith, Plant Physiologist, Northeastern Research Station, 11 Campus Blvd., Newtown Square, PA 19073) [estimates based on 1997 USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis data and FORCARB results (inventory begins in 1990, older products are not counted, and future predictions are cumulative amounts) (emissions category represents wood burned without energy capture) (energy category represents wood burned for energy capture)].

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Carbon in billion tons by year and by fate:

	1995	2005	2015	2025	2035
Products in use	0.21	0.51	0.77	1.01	1.22
Landfill	0.05	0.29	0.60	0.94	1.30
Energy	0.13	0.47	0.87	1.30	1.76
Emissions	0.07	0.26	0.49	0.75	1.03