Title page
Contents
Acknowledgements 2
Executive Summary 3
1. Introduction 6
2. Market Location and Potential 7
3. Cost Structure of Fuel Treatments 11
4. Contract Structures and Transaction Costs 13
5. Alternative Treatment Designs 15
6. Accounting for Climate Benefits 17
7. Accounting for Health Benefits 19
8. Policy Pathways 20
8.1. Redesign Fuel Treatments 20
8.2. Monetize Climate Benefits 21
8.3. Monetize Health Benefits 22
9. Conclusion 23
10. References 24
11. Appendix 27
Table 1. Products That Utilize Woody Biomass 8
Figure 1. Timber Production and Fire Risk in the American West 9
Figure 2. US Forest Service Priority Landscapes for Fuel Treatment Overlaid with High-Risk Fire Sheds 10
Figure 3. Supply of Feasibly Treated Area (Percentage Treatable of Total and Total Treatable Area) Using Fuel Treatments without Sawtimber Removal,... 11
Figure 4. Estimated Harvest and Hauling Costs for FTB 12
Boxes
Box 1. Hypothetical Trade-Offs between Sawtimber "Subsidy" and Program Outcomes 16
Table A.1. Conversion Factors and Calculations Used for Estimating Carbon and Health Variables 27