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Tackle Climate Change - Use Wood

This publication is available as a slide show (839 Kb PDF) or doccument in two parts Part 1 (6696 Kb PDF) Part 2 (5882 Kb PDF)

It is produced by the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries.

As explained in the introduction:

Wood is an extraordinary material. Naturally renewable, it grows in ever-increasing abundance in Europe. It is beautiful, light and strong to build with, warm and welcoming to live with.And it offers a simple way to reduce the CO₂ emissions that are the main cause of Climate Change, through:

• the carbon sink effect of the forests
• the carbon storage effect of wood products
• substitution for carbon-intensive materials.

The purpose of this book is to set out the environmental arguments for using wood as one way of reducing Climate Change, at the same time as putting the industry's economic contribution in context. It has been estimated (CEI-Bois, Roadmap 2010, Executive Summary, 2004) that an annual 4% increase to 2010 in Europe's wood consumption would sequester an additional 150 million t CO₂ per year and that the market value of this environmental service would be about €1,8 billion a year.

While the European timber industry recognizes the importance of the sustainable - triple bottom line - , where long term economic development must be balanced against the need to respect the environment and the interests of society as a whole, setting universal targets is impossible, given its diversified and fragmented structure across Europe.

However, the main issues have been recognized and are being addressed. These, in common with most industries, include the health of the workforce, safety at work, a reduction in sick leave, flexible working hours, training, gender equality, Corporate Social Responsibility, impact on local societies, ecological impact and environmental impact.

Contents

1 Climate Change

CO₂ emissions are the main cause
Cutting CO₂ emissions
Wood and CO₂ reduction

2 Europe€s forests: a renewable resource

Europe€s forests are growing
Europe€s forests are sustainable 2
Certification

3 How wood products help slow

Global Warming Assessing the CO₂ impact of different materials
How much CO₂ can be saved by using wood?
The main opportunities for substituting wood products
European legislation 44

4 The eco-cycle of wood and wood-based products

The carbon cycle of wood-based products
Wood re-use
Wood recycling
Wood and energy recovery

5 The benefits of using wood

Building with wood
Living with wood 64

6 The Industry: facts and figures

Industry significance
Industry value
Industry sectors
Wood products
Promotion and research initiatives
Notes
Definition of terms
Additional literature

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• Information / CEI-Bois European Confederation of the Woodworking Industries / BELGIUM