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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Built Environ.
Sec. Sustainable Design and Construction
Volume 11 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1490984
Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Cascading Utilization of Wood Resources
Provisionally accepted- 1 Other, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- 2 National Institute of Forest Sicence (NIFoS), Seoul, Republic of Korea
Harvested wood products are a carbon pool that can be included in the national greenhouse gas inventory and are attracting attention as an important tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This study evaluates the carbon reduction potential of harvested wood products by performing policy scenario analysis. It reveals that maximizing wood resource efficiency under existing policies to boost timber and sawn wood production offers the greatest reduction potential. This study found that the greenhouse gas reduction potential of the scenario with increased harvesting, in line with current government policies, is comparable to the scenario of cascading wood resource utilization without increasing harvest levels. This study provides valuable policy insights that promote national greenhouse gas reduction, while leading to a societal transformation that guarantees ecological soundness through the efficient use of domestic timber resources.
Keywords: Harvested wood products (HWPs), Carbon reduction potential, domestic wood utilization, Cascading use, national greenhouse gas reduction
Received: 13 Nov 2024; Accepted: 18 Feb 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Eun-Kyung Jang, Other, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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