Climate change science and public policy are evolving in ways that could have implications for the forest products industry. GHG limits on industrial sources are being implemented in some jurisdictions, raising technical concerns requiring continued NCASI attention in support of Member Companies. Also, benefits of using biomass fuels and products are still debated, as are the carbon impacts of forest management. In this context, NCASI’s objective in this focus area is to quantify and enable recognition of the GHG and biomass‐carbon‐related characteristics of forest‐based products and activities.
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Climate Change & Carbon
Most of the industry’s manufacturing facilities require fossil fuels and these fuels generate greenhouse gases when burned. The industry obtains much of its energy, however, from biomass fuels that, unlike fossil fuels, add no new carbon to the atmosphere.
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The forests that supply the industry’s raw material remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store the carbon – not only in trees, but also below ground in soils and root systems, and ultimately in forest products.
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The forests that supply the industry’s raw material remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store the carbon – not only in trees, but also below ground in soils and root systems, and ultimately in forest products.
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A carbon footprint is a picture of the overall greenhouse gas emissions of a product over its lifecycle.
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The life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) implications of using various manufacturing and forest biomass residuals for energy production at pulp and paper mills and wood products manufacturing facilities depends on a variety of factors.
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Since 2002, NCASI has developed and maintained a suite of calculation tools that can be used to estimate greenhouse gas emissions and/or carbon associated with the manufacturing of forest products.
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This one-pager provides high-level research summaries for key issues such as biodiversity, forest and water, carbon, and trends in forest gain/loss.
Learn MoreThis white paper provides an overview of decarbonization technologies that could enable achievement of net zero, along with calculations of the resources and costs that may be required to reduce and/or offset the current industry greenhouse gas profile.
Learn MoreThe Forest Industry Carbon Assessment Tool™ (FICAT™) was developed by NCASI to help characterize the life cycle greenhouse gas impacts of the activities associated with mills or companies producing forest products.
Learn MoreCompanies that produce and use wood for products and energy find it increasingly important to communicate the carbon balance and potential climate effects of these activities. Computing forest carbon stocks and stock changes, and emissions from operations, are often part of institutional reporting for environmental, social, and governance purposes.
Learn MoreThis database compiles adaptation strategies available in the scientific literature that can benefit forest managers in light of future climate change.
Learn MoreThis tool estimates transportation emissions for multiple types of modes (truck, rail, ship, etc.) for upstream and in-use (combustion) emissions.
Learn MoreNCASI developed this tool to enable organizations to summarize climate projections for locations of interest in the conterminous United States.
Learn MoreThis tool estimates the majority of Scope 3 emissions for a forest products company by focusing on Scope 3 Categories that typically have the greatest potential effect in our industry.
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