Articles | Volume 17, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-3041-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-3041-2024
Model description paper
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17 Apr 2024
Model description paper |  | 17 Apr 2024

CLASH – Climate-responsive Land Allocation model with carbon Storage and Harvests

Tommi Ekholm, Nadine-Cyra Freistetter, Aapo Rautiainen, and Laura Thölix

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CLASH is a numerical model that portrays land allocation between different uses, land carbon stocks, and agricultural and forestry production globally. CLASH can help in examining the role of land use in mitigating climate change, providing food and biogenic raw materials for the economy, and conserving primary ecosystems. Our demonstration with CLASH confirms that reduction of animal-based food, shifting croplands and storing carbon in forests are effective ways to mitigate climate change.
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