Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology

The Korean Society of Wood Science & Technology (한국목재공학회)
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Quantification of Carbon Reduction Effects of Domestic Wood Products for Valuation of Public Benefit

  • Chang, Yoon-Seong (Department of Forest Products, National Institute of Forest Science) ;
  • Kim, Sejong (Department of Forest Products, National Institute of Forest Science) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Mo (Department of Forest Products, National Institute of Forest Science) ;
  • Yeo, Hwanmyeong (Department of Forest Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Shim, Kug-Bo (Department of Forest Products, National Institute of Forest Science)
  • Received : 2018.02.07
  • Accepted : 2018.03.20
  • Published : 2018.03.25
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Abstract

This study was carried out to quantify degree of contribution of harvested wood product (HWP) on mitigation of climate change by valuation of public benefits, environmentally and economically. The potential carbon dioxide emission reduction of HWP was estimated by accounting carbon storage effect and substitution effect. Based on 2014 statistics of Korea Forest Service, domestic HWPs were sorted by two categories, such as wood products produced domestically from domestic and imported roundwood. The wood products were divided into seven items; sawnwood, plywood, particle board, fiberboard (MDF), paper (including pulp), biomass (wood pellet) and other products. The carbon stock of wood products and substitution effects during manufacturing process was evaluated by items. Based on the relevant carbon emission factor and life cycle analysis, the amount of carbon dioxide emission per unit volume on HWP was quantified. The amounts of carbon stock of HWP produced from domestic and from imported roundwood were 3.8 million $tCO_{2eq}$., and 2.6 million $tCO_{2eq}$., respectively. Also, each reduction of carbon emission by substitution effect of HWP produced from domestic and imported roundwood was 3.1 million $tCO_{2eq}$. and 2.1 million $tCO_{2eq}$., respectively. The results of this study, the amount of carbon emission reduction of HWP, can be effectively used as a basic data for promotion of wood utilization to revise and establish new wood utilization promotion policy such as 'forest carbon offset scheme', and 'carbon storage labeling system of HWP'.

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