![]() Participants tour a section of the UPM’s site that has been redesignated as a conservation forest to protect endangered species. ![]() Climate positive forest products, specifically mass timber, can play an important role in constructing carbon-storing buildings and reducing fossil fuel emissions. A recent study published in Environmental Science and Technology, estimating the carbon emissions of building additional infrastructure to house a population of 9.3 billion people in 2050, found that using common building materials, like concrete and steel, would emit so much additional CO 2 into the atmosphere that it would likely compromise our ability to keep warming below 2 degrees Celsius. With global demand for more energy-efficient housing and infrastructure increasing dramatically - the world is adding a new city of 1 million every 10 days - sustainable construction will be key to mitigating climate change. ![]()
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