Circular wood use can accelerate global decarbonisation but requires cross-sectoral coordination

Abstract Predominantly linear use of wood curtails the potential climate-change mitigation contribution of forestry value-chains. Using lifecycle assessment, we show that more cascading and especially circular uses of wood can provide immediate and sustained mitigation by reducing demand for virgin...

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Main Authors: Eilidh J. Forster, John R. Healey, Gary Newman, David Styles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42499-6