Forests & Wildfire

These three reports present results on measuring forest carbon stocks, a review of fuel treatment for resilience, and the impact of wildfire on the California homeowners’ insurance market.

Fuel Treatment for Forest Resilience and Climate Mitigation: A Critical Review for Coniferous Forests of California

Moghaddas et al.

This report advances the understanding of fuel treatments as a potential mitigation for wildfire hazard and risk, associated carbon storage, and wildfire emissions.

File Size: PDF 1.6 mb |
Report #: CCCA4-CNRA-2018-017 |
Published: August 27, 2018
Innovations in Measuring and Managing Forest Carbon Stocks in California

Battles et al.

This report explores new approaches to measure forest biomass and develops new methods to quantify the trade-off between biomass storage and stability for fire prone forests.

File Size: PDF 4.5 mb |
Report #: CCCA4-CNRA-2018-014 |
Published: August 27, 2018
The Impact of Changing Wildfire Risks on California's Residential Insurance Market

Dixon et al.

This report advances the understanding of climate-related risks and resilience options by examining how wildfire risk is expected to change and the potential implications for the residential insurance market.

File Size: PDF 3.4 mb |
Report #: CCCA4-CNRA-2018-008 |
Published: August 27, 2018
Assessing the Impact of Wildfires on the California Electricity Grid

Dale et al.

This report analyze risks posed by wildfires to electricity transmission and distribution in California.

File Size: PDF 8.7 mb |
Report #: CCCA4-CEC-2018-002 |
Published: August 27, 2018