The climate theses of the Finnish forest industry

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The climate theses of the Finnish forest industry
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A renaissance of wood-based products in response
to climate change research and development
producing new climate remedies

• Research efforts yielding fresh products and new,
  climate-friendly manufacturing methods
• Energy- and resource-efficient production
  technologies
• Modern biorefineries can produce high-quality and
  low-emission transport biofuels
• Unleashing the diverse properties of wood with
  the help of biotech
• It is ecological to use products that are made
  from wood

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A renaissance of wood-based products in response
to climate change a superior natural material

• Wood products are more climate-friendly than
  other materials
• Material substitution wood products replace more
  energy-intensive materials
• Energy substitution after use, wood products can
  be used to generate bioenergy
• One cubic metre of wood products can take two
  tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere

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A renaissance of wood-based products in response
to climate change excellent climate properties

• Wood products form a substantial and natural
  carbon reservoir
• Nature manufactures this raw material each day
• Carbon dioxide recovered with solar power
• Wood-based products can be reused and recycled
  many times over
• At the end of their lifecycle, wood products can
  be utilised to generate energy

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Towards climate objectives with low-emission
factories a locomotive in renewable energy

• CO2 emissions per tonne of product reduced by 40
  since 1990
• The forest industry produces about 70 of
  Finlands renewable energy
• The breakaway from fossil fuels is continuing
• Over one billion euro invested into bioenergy and
  energy-efficiency in the 2000s

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A low-emission path towards climate objectives
wood is utilised diversely and efficiently

• The forest industry is a model example of
  material efficiency
• All of the different parts and properties of wood
  are carefully exploited
• Wood products from logs, paper products from
  pulpwood, bioenergy products from parts that are
  unsuitable for processing
• The efficiency of bioenergy production is
  first-rate no energy is wasted
• Both green electricity and heat are produced
  effectively

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A low-emission path towards climate objectives
moving goods and raw materials sensibly

• Transport emissions reduced through new operating
  practices and by optimising transports
• Timber flows are increasingly being directed onto
  railways
• Optimisation of timber harvesting, storage and
  transports
• Reducing road transport emissions by increasing
  delivery sizes

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Strong growth and efficient utilisation of
forests sustainable forestry forms the
foundation of Finlands climate efforts

• Finnish forest growth exceeds use the carbon
  balance is positive
• The forest industry transfers carbon stored by
  commercial forests into its products
• Creates space for new forest carbon reservoirs
• Tripling the use of forest energy (treetops,
  branches, stumps) would achieve a substantial
  portion of renewable energy targets

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The climate is changing forest industry
preparing for climate change

• Finlands climate is heating up, winter rainfall
  is increasing and ground frost is diminishing
• Harvest planning being developed
• Harvesting equipment and methods being modernised
  
• Harvesting opportunities increasing as forest
  growth speeds up
• Tree-species ratios, forests and their species
  undergoing gradual change ? anticipating
  developments (e.g. through selection of tree
  species in forest renewal)

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The climate efforts of the forest industry in a
nutshell

• A material- and energy-efficient user of
  renewable natural resources
• A leading producer of renewable energy
• A manufacturer of recyclable and biodegradable
  products that bind atmospheric carbon

• A user and developer of new biomass-based
  technologies
• A producer of next-generation biofuels and
  biochemicals
• Large production volumes with low carbon dioxide
  emissions

Wood is versatile lets be smart about using it
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• Graphs and diagrams in support of our climate
  theses

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Possible to increase annual use of domestic
timber by 1015 million m3
Industrial wood use
Imported timber
Use of domestic timber
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Special characteristics of the forest industry in
Finland

• A positive actor
• Produces the majority of Finlands renewable
  energy
• Uses clean electricity
• To produce wood and paper products for 150
  million people
• Produces little carbon dioxide
• A forerunner in energy-efficiency and bioenergy

Renewable
Electricity
CO2 emissions
70
30
about 6
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The forest industry is on the Kyoto path CO2
emissions on 1990 level, even though production
volumes have grown strongly Emissions per tonne
of product down by almost 40 since 1990

• Behind this development are investments of about
  1 billion into bioenergy and energy-efficiency
• We should be rewarded for taking care of our end
• We must stand up for the forest industrys
  free-of-charge emission allowances

CO2, millions of tonnes
Production, millions of tonnes
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Comprehensive wood use by the forest industry
serves the development of diverse competence and
the attainment of climate objectives
Forests
Recycling
Pulpwood woodchips, sawdust
Pulp Paper Paperboard new products
Sawn timber Panels, etc. Construction new
products
Logs woodchips, sawdust

• Forestry
• Wood procurement
• Transports
• Timber sorting drying

Felling residue Small trees and tree
stumps Bioslurries Bark
Biodiesel Heat Electricity new products



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One cubic metre of wood can take two tonnes of
carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere

• Carbon sink effect
• Wood products bind carbon dioxide
• Substitution effect
• Wood products replace fossil fuels and more
  energy-intensive goods that are made from
  non-renewable raw materials