Maximising the climate benefits of timber

John Healey; Eilidh Forster; David Styles

Maximising the climate benefits of timber

John Healey
, Eilidh Forster
, David Styles

School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

University of Galway

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Abstract

Wood is a low-carbon alternative to materials like steel, concrete, and plastic, and plays an increasingly prominent role in strategies to decarbonise the built environment. But while the UK government has highlighted increased wood use as a key element in meeting climate goals, there is a crtical issue often overlooked: the supply chain behind that wood.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Timber Industry Yearbook 2025
Editors	Sarah M Lawton
Place of Publication	Birmingham, UK
Publisher	Woodknowledge Wales in association with Open Box Media & Communications Ltd
Pages	26-29
Publication status	Published - 22 Sept 2025

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Name	Timber Industry Yearbook
Volume	26

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Temperate forests can deliver future wood demand and climate-change mitigation dependent on afforestation and circularity
Forster, E., Styles, D. & Healey, J., 25 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Communications. 16, 3872 .
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Maximising the climate benefits of timber

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Temperate forests can deliver future wood demand and climate-change mitigation dependent on afforestation and circularity

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