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Carbon removals
Operational policies

Last updated: 16/11/2023

Switch to low-carbon fuels: deep dive on low-carbon hydrogen

Low-carbon hydrogen has several advantages as a fuel, as it does not emit CO2 into the atmosphere when burned and can be stored in large volumes compared to electricity

Forest products
Hydrogen
Investment strategy
Low-carbon fuel
Procurement policy

Switch to industrial electric boilers

Electric boilers convert electricity into heat to produce steam, with almost 100% efficiency, reducing the greenhouse gas emissions typically associated with heat production

Business model
Electric boilers
Electrification
Forest products
Procurement policy

Adopt heat recovery technologies in the sawmill

Adopting heat recovery technologies in the sawmill can increase efficiency and reduce heat loss which saves energy, reduces fuel combustion and emissions associated with operations.

Business model
Forest products
Heat pumps
Heat recovery
Procurement policy

Case Study

Use AI air compressor system to reduce energy consumption

To minimize carbon emissions from facility equipment while ensuring production, an adaptive system of air compressors can reduce power consumption per finished good by 41%

Applied by

Wistron Corporation

AI
Business model
Energy efficiency
Procurement policy

Increase carbon removals with sustainable forest management

Sustainable forest management is critical for maintaining and increasing carbon removals in working forests, and reducing operational emissions associated with forest production

Carbon removals
Forest management
Forest products
Operational policies

Optimize sorting & recycling for paper and textile

Adopt sorting technologies combined with improved design and better integration of recovered paper into manufacturing processes can reduce GHG emissions improving resource efficiency.

Business model
Forest products
Resource efficiency

Adopt wood products to reduce construction emissions

Using sustainably sourced wood products in construction can mitigate GHG emissions from the built environment while providing other benefits such as ease of installation.

Construction
Forest products
Product design

Invest in innovative pulping and paper making technologies

Adopting technologies that are more efficient than conventional methods will reduce GHG emissions from fuel combustion, and reduce the energy inputs associated with paper production

Business model
Energy efficiency
Forest products
Heat recovery
Procurement policy

Maximize waste recovery in the pulp and paper mill

Adopting processes to recover energy from waste, such as black liquor gasification, can lead to higher resource and energy efficiency, while reducing GHG emissions

Business model
Forest products
Waste recovery

Adopt BECCS technologies

As the pulp and paper industry is the largest industrial consumer of biomass, there are many large sources of biogenic GHG emissions that could be captured with BECSS