Soil Carbon Regulating Ecosystem Services in the State of South Carolina, USA by Elena A. Mikhailova, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao

“…Sustainable management of soil carbon (C) at the state level requires valuation of soil C regulating ecosystem services (ES) and disservices (ED). …”
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Land Cover Change and Soil Carbon Regulating Ecosystem Services in the State of South Carolina, USA by Elena A. Mikhailova, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post

“…Integration of land cover change with soil information is important for valuation of soil carbon (C) regulating ecosystem services (ES) and disservices (ED) and for site-specific land management. …”
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Massachusetts Roadmap to Net Zero: Accounting for Ownership of Soil Carbon Regulating Ecosystem Services and Land Conversions by Elena A. Mikhailova, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post

“…This study demonstrates the rapid assessment of the value of regulating ecosystems services (ES) from soil organic carbon (SOC), soil inorganic carbon (SIC), and total soil carbon (TSC) stocks, based on the concept of the avoided social cost of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions for MA by soil order and county using remote sensing and information from the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) and Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO) databases. …”
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Vulnerability of Soil Carbon Regulating Ecosystem Services due to Land Cover Change in the State of New Hampshire, USA by Elena A. Mikhailova, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post

“…Valuation of soil carbon (C) regulating ecosystem services (ES) at the state level is important for sustainable C management. …”
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Climate Change Planning: Soil Carbon Regulating Ecosystem Services and Land Cover Change Analysis to Inform Disclosures for the State of Rhode Island, USA by Elena A. Mikhailova, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post, Peyton I. Mitchell

“…This study demonstrates the rapid assessment of the value of regulating ecosystems services (ES) from soil organic carbon (SOC), soil inorganic carbon (SIC), and total soil carbon (TSC) stocks, based on the concept of the avoided social cost of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions for RI by soil order and county using remote sensing and information from the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) and Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO) databases. …”
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Vermont Global Warming Solutions Act: The Costs of Inaction from Land Conversions by Grayson L. Younts, Elena A. Mikhailova, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, George B. Shepherd

“…This study demonstrates the rapid assessment of the value of regulating ecosystems services (ES) from soil organic carbon (SOC), soil inorganic carbon (SIC), and total soil carbon (TSC) stocks, based on the concept of the avoided social cost of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions for VT by soil order and county using remote sensing and information from the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) and Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO) databases. …”
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Enhancing the Definitions of Climate-Change Loss and Damage Based on Land Conversion in Florida, U.S.A. by Elena A. Mikhailova, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post, George B. Shepherd, Sarah J. Kolarik

“…All land developments in FL caused various L&D (20,249.6 km², midpoint 3.0 × 10¹¹ of total soil carbon (TSC) losses with midpoint $50.3B (where B = billion = 10⁹, USD) in social costs of carbon dioxide emissions, SC-CO₂), while “new” land developments (1703.7 km²) in the period from 2001 to 2016 caused a complete loss of midpoint 2.8 × 10¹⁰ kg of TSC resulting in midpoint $4.5B SC-CO₂. …”
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Question of Liability for Emissions from Land Development in Relation to New York State Climate Change Plan by Elena A. Mikhailova, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post, George B. Shepherd

“…The current study addresses this shortcoming by quantifying the “realized” social costs of CO₂ (SC-CO₂) emissions for NYS from all land developments (12,037.5 km², midpoint 1.7 × 10¹¹ of total soil carbon (TSC) losses with midpoint $28.5B (where B = billion = 10⁹, USD)) in social costs of carbon dioxide emissions, SC-CO₂) and “new” land developments (485.2 km²) in the period from 2001 to 2016, which caused a complete loss of midpoint 6.6 × 10⁹ kg of TSC resulting in midpoint $1.1B SC-CO₂. …”
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Conflicts of Interest and Emissions from Land Conversions: State of New Jersey as a Case Study by Elena A. Mikhailova, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post, George B. Shepherd

“…Remote sensing and soil data analysis allow temporal and quantitative assessment of the contribution of land cover conversions to NJ’s CF by soil carbon type, soil type, land cover type, and administrative units (state, counties), which helps document past, and estimate future related GHG emissions using a land cover change scenario to calculate the amount of GHG emissions if an area of land was to be developed. …”
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Net-Zero Target and Emissions from Land Conversions: A Case Study of Maryland’s Climate Solutions Now Act by Philip C. Hutton, Elena A. Mikhailova, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, George B. Shepherd

“…The current study quantified the “realized” social costs of CO₂ (SC-CO₂) emissions for MD from new land developments in the period from 2001 to 2016 which caused a complete loss of 2.2 × 10⁹ kg of total soil carbon (TSC) resulting in $383.8M (where M = million, USD = US dollars). …”
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Opportunities for Monitoring Soil and Land Development to Support United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Case Study of the United States of America (USA) by Elena A. Mikhailova, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, George B. Shepherd

“…Most land development through time in the USA has caused losses (area loss of nearly 355,600 km², with projected midpoint losses of about 5.7 × 10¹² kg total soil carbon (TSC) and about $969B (where B = billion = 10⁹, USD) in social costs of carbon dioxide emissions, SC-CO₂). …”
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Quantifying Damages to Soil Health and Emissions from Land Development in the State of Illinois (USA) by Elena A. Mikhailova, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post, George B. Shepherd, Renee M. Dixon

“…All land developments in IL can be associated with damages to soil health, with 13,361.0 km² developed, resulting in midpoint losses of 2.5 × 10¹¹ of total soil carbon (TSC) and a midpoint social cost of carbon dioxide emissions (SC-CO₂) of $41.8B (where B = billion = 10⁹, USD). …”
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