Substitution impacts of wood use at the market level: a systematic review

E Hurmekoski, CE Smyth, T Stern… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
There is strong evidence that wood-based products are typically associated with lower fossil-
based emissions over their lifecycle than functionally equivalent products made from other …

Light and wood: A review of optically transparent wood for architectural applications

H Yang, H Wang, T Cai, S Ge-Zhang, H Mu - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
Transparent wood, as a novel load-bearing material, is derived from natural wood as a
template, overcoming its general mechanical limitations and perishable nature. It boasts …

[HTML][HTML] A market inventory of construction wood for residential building in Europe–in the light of the Green Deal and new circular economy ambitions

R Sikkema, D Styles, R Jonsson, B Tobin… - Sustainable cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wood is an energy efficient, low carbon construction material that if carefully managed can
contribute significantly to European climate policy goals in urban environments. The aim of …

Cross-sectoral perspectives (chapter 12)

M Babiker, G Berndes, K Blok, B Cohen, A Cowie… - 2022 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
The total emission mitigation potential achievable by the year 2030, calculated based on
sectoral assessments, is sufficient to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions to half of the …

Closing an open balance: The impact of increased tree harvest on forest carbon

S Soimakallio, H Böttcher, J Niemi, F Mosley… - GCB …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fossil‐based emissions can be avoided by using wood in place of non‐renewable raw
materials as energy and materials. However, wood harvest influences forest carbon stocks …

Climate-smart forestry through innovative wood products and commercial afforestation and reforestation on marginal land

B Zhang, K Lan, TB Harris… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Afforestation and reforestation (AR) on marginal land are nature-based solutions to climate
change. There is a gap in understanding the climate mitigation potential of protection and …

[PDF][PDF] Forest-based climate change mitigation and adaptation in Europe

H Verkerk, P Delacote, E Hurmekoski, J Kunttu… - 2022 - researchportal.helsinki.fi
The Paris Agreement requires major societal and economic transformations to ensure that
the increase in global average temperature remains below 2 C (or even 1.5 C) compared to …

[HTML][HTML] Demand-driven climate change mitigation and trade-offs from wood product substitution: The case of Swedish multi-family housing construction

M Schulte, R Jonsson, J Eggers, T Hammar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multi-family housing construction (MFHC) with wood instead of concrete as frame material
results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. Hence, substituting wood for concrete in MFHC …

Shifting wood between material and energy use: Modeling the effects of substitution

T Boiger, C Mair‐Bauernfeind… - Journal of Industrial …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wood as a renewable material is relevant for climate change mitigation: Carbon
sequestration in forests and carbon storage in harvested wood products (HWPs) contribute …

Wood-based products in the circular bioeconomy: status and opportunities towards environmental sustainability

M Hassegawa, J Van Brusselen, M Cramm, PJ Verkerk - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
The circular bioeconomy offers solutions to curb the effects of climate change by focusing on
the use of renewable, biological resources to produce food, energy, materials, and services …