Table 1 Matrix for assessing the impact of the forestry and wood products industries on the CO 2 balance (Area x)
Category of emission reduction/stock/sink | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Approaches for assessing the forestry and wood products industries’ impact on the CO 2 balance (Area x) | Forest sink | HWP sink | Fuel substitution | Material substitution | |
Changes in forest carbon stock | Changes in HWP carbon stock | CO2 impact of wood fuel | CO2 impact of wood product usage | ||
[Mt CO 2 ] | [Mt CO 2 ] | [Mt CO 2 ] | [Mt CO 2 ] | [Mt CO 2 ] | |
How do the forestry and wood product industries in Area x impact the CO 2 balance in Area x (and the global CO 2 balance)? | Forest Area x | HWP from Forest Area x | All wood used as fuel in Area x | All wood processed/manufactured in Area x | Overall impact Approach I |
Approach I: Kyoto Protocol-oriented approach | |||||
How do the forest and consumers in Area x impact the global CO 2 balance? | Forest Area x | All HWP used in Area x | All wood used as fuel in Area x | All HWP used in Area x | Overall impact Approach II |
Approach II: Consumer-oriented approach | |||||
How do the forest and the harvested wood products from Area x impact the global CO 2 balance? | Forest Area x | HWP from Forest Area x | Wood from Area x used as fuel | HWP from Forest Area x | Overall impact Approach III |
Approach III: Value-creation approach | |||||