arXiv:2602.19329stat.APcs.LG2026-02

量化美国各县森林砍伐与碳排放的动态关系,揭示重复砍伐的累积影响。

Dynamic Elasticity Between Forest Loss and Carbon Emissions: A Subnational Panel Analysis of the United States

  • 基于2001–2023年美国县级数据,用动态面板模型分析森林损失与碳排放关系。
  • 短期弹性显著,长期弹性更高,显示多次砍伐导致碳排放持续累积。
  • 适合关注区域碳核算、环境政策评估的研究者和决策者使用。

准确量化森林损失与碳排放之间的关系对环境监测和政策评估至关重要。尽管已有研究记录了森林退化的空间模式,但在州以下尺度上,树冠覆盖损失与碳排放之间的动态弹性仍缺乏深入理解。本文基于Hansen全球森林变化数据集,构建了2001至2023年间美国次国家级行政单位的年度森林损失与碳排放估计综合面板数据集。采用固定效应与动态面板回归方法,分离区域内部变化并考虑排放的时间持续性。结果表明,森林损失在短期内对碳排放具有显著正向弹性,且排放表现出强时间持续性。尤为重要的是,考虑到自回归动态后,长期弹性远高于短期效应,表明反复森林损失事件产生累积影响。这些发现强调了在评估土地覆盖变化的环境响应时建模时间动态的重要性。本文提出的动态弹性框架为分析环境变化过程提供了稳健且可解释的工具,可支持区域监测系统与碳核算体系的改进。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Accurate quantification of the relationship between forest loss and associated carbon emissions is critical for both environmental monitoring and policy evaluation. Although many studies have documented spatial patterns of forest degradation, there is limited understanding of the dynamic elasticity linking tree cover loss to carbon emissions at subnational scales. In this paper, we construct a comprehensive panel dataset of annual forest loss and carbon emission estimates for U.S. subnational administrative units from 2001 to 2023, based on the Hansen Global Forest Change dataset. We apply fixed effects and dynamic panel regression techniques to isolate within-region variation and account for temporal persistence in emissions. Our results show that forest loss has a significant positive short-run elasticity with carbon emissions, and that emissions exhibit strong persistence over time. Importantly, the estimated long-run elasticity, accounting for autoregressive dynamics, is substantially larger than the short-run effect, indicating cumulative impacts of repeated forest loss events. These findings highlight the importance of modeling temporal dynamics when assessing environmental responses to land cover change. The dynamic elasticity framework proposed here offers a robust and interpretable tool for analyzing environmental change processes, and can inform both regional monitoring systems and carbon accounting frameworks.

碳排放森林损失动态模型空间分析

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