[HTML][HTML] Does expanding wood use in construction and textile markets contribute to climate change mitigation?

E Hurmekoski, J Kunttu, T Heinonen, T Pukkala… - … and sustainable energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wood use is expanding to new markets, driven by the need to substitute fossil-intensive
products and energy. Wood products can contribute to climate change mitigation, if they …

Bioenergy crops, biodiversity and ecosystem services in temperate agricultural landscapes—A review of synergies and trade‐offs

J Winberg, HG Smith, J Ekroos - GCB Bioenergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Paris agreement on climate change requires rapid reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions. One important mitigation strategy, at least in the intermediate future, is the …

[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 …

Potential of continuous cover forestry on drained peatlands to increase the carbon sink in Finland

A Lehtonen, K Eyvindson, K Härkönen, K Leppä… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Land-based mitigation measures are needed to achieve climate targets. One option is the
mitigation of currently high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of nutrient-rich drained …

Is tree planting an effective strategy for climate change mitigation?

MUF Kirschbaum, AL Cowie, J Peñuelas… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The world's forests store large amounts of carbon (C), and growing forests can reduce
atmospheric CO 2 by storing C in their biomass. This has provided the impetus for world …

[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 …

Sustainable land systems in the Anthropocene: Navigating the global land squeeze

KH Erb, S Matej, H Haberl, S Gingrich - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
Rapidly progressing climate heating as well as ongoing economic and population growth
exacerbate the challenges of reconciling the multitude of land functions and services …

[HTML][HTML] Linking forest carbon opportunity costs and greenhouse gas emission substitution effects of wooden buildings: The climate optimum concept

D Maierhofer, V van Karsbergen, TP Obrecht… - Sustainable Production …, 2024 - Elsevier
Forests play a crucial role in achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emission targets in the
coming decades, as they can act as natural carbon sinks by removing carbon dioxide from …

Under what circumstances can the forest sector contribute to 2050 climate change mitigation targets? A study from forest ecosystems to landfill methane emissions for …

L Moreau, E Thiffault, WA Kurz… - GCB Bioenergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Meeting climate change mitigation targets by 2050, as outlined in international pledges,
involves determining optimal strategies for forest management, wood supply, the substitution …

Integrating carbon sequestration and biodiversity impacts in forested ecosystems: Concepts, cases, and policies

SA Alam, S Kivinen, H Kujala, T Tanhuanpää… - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
The challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss, and land-use are deeply
interconnected and integrated solutions are needed. This paper presents results from 11 …