Published 2012 | Version v1
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Life cycle of wood products and carbon sequestration

  • 1. Institut Technologique Foret Cellulose Bois-construction Ameublement - FCBA, Pole Environnement - Sante, 10, avenue de Saint-Mande, 75012 Paris (France)

Description

The forestry-wood chain has important assets for climate change mitigation. Through consideration of the full life-cycle of wood products, these assets are reviewed and the quantification methods of their effects are detailed. The methods are essential for the recognition of these assets. National greenhouse gas emission balances of forest and forest product systems, carbon footprint of products and substitution effects are analysed. The effect of carbon sequestration into wood products could be better acknowledged through an evolution of the carbon footprint methodology. (author)

Abstract (French)

La filiere foret bois dispose d'importants atouts pour la lutte contre le changement climatique. En considerant le cycle de vie complet des produits bois, ces atouts sont passes en revue et les modalites de quantification de leur effet sont detaillees. Ces modalites sont essentielles pour la valorisation de ces atouts. Sont notamment analyses, les bilans nationaux d'emissions de gaz a effet de serre du systeme foret-bois, l'empreinte carbone des produits bois et les effets de substitution. Il apparait que l'effet du stockage de carbone dans les produits bois pourrait etre mieux reconnu en faisant evoluer la methodologie de l'empreinte carbone. (auteur)

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Original title (French)
Cycles de vie des produits a base de bois et sequestration du carbone

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Forest-wood: what resources for what products?
Imprint Pagination
91 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 30-36
Report number
INIS-FR--20-1138

Conference

Title
what resources for what products?
Original Conference Title
Carrefours de l'innovation agronomique 2011. Foret-bois: quelles ressources pour quels produits?
Acronym
Agronomic innovation centers 2011. Forest-wood
Dates
16 Dec 2011
Place
Nancy (France)

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