Evaluation of the climate change mitigation potential of Canadian forest products

加拿大林产品减缓气候变化潜力评估

• 批准号: RGPIN-2016-06411
• 负责人: Levasseur, Annie
• 金额: $ 1.75万
• 依托单位: École de technologie supérieure
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=636521
• 关键词: Evaluation; climate; change; mitigation; potential

In recent years, the forest sector has undergone a decline, which is leading to its transformation through the development of new products and processes. The current climate change context is also driving this transformation since forest products are often claimed to be preferred alternatives to non-renewable materials, chemicals, and energy sources. Therefore, an increasing number of policies and programs aim to promote their use, as well as the development of new products and processes. Government and industry need robust quantification tools to help them identify the most efficient measures to reach greenhouse gas emission reduction targets while revitalizing the forest sector. The life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology could be used for such a purpose as it allows comparing the impact on climate change, and on other environmental issues, resulting from different alternatives having the same function. However, recent literature has shown that serious limitations regarding LCAs conducted on forest products jeopardize decisions taken from these studies.

近年来，林业部门经历了衰退，这导致其通过开发新产品和新工艺进行转型。当前的气候变化背景也正在推动这一转变，因为森林产品通常被认为是不可再生材料、化学品和能源的首选替代品。因此，越来越多的政策和计划旨在促进其使用以及新产品和工艺的开发。政府和行业需要强大的量化工具来帮助他们确定最有效的措施，以实现温室气体减排目标，同时振兴林业部门。生命周期评估（LCA）方法可以用于这样的目的，因为它可以比较具有相同功能的不同替代品对气候变化和其他环境问题的影响。然而，最近的文献表明，对林产品进行生命周期评估的严重局限性会危及这些研究中做出的决定。