Environmental impacts of wood-based textile fibresWhat is at stake?The production and use of wood-based textile fibres has been identified as a promising area for carbon storage and greenhouse gas emission reductions.However, other environmental impacts are potentially associated with the processing, manufacturing, use and disposal of (wood) products, including eutrophication, acidification, human toxicity and formation of air pollutants such as ozone.Currently the understanding of these impacts is limited, as there are no systematic studies available that have examined the non-climate environmental impacts occurring throughout the life cycle stages.Life cycle stages for wood-based textile fibres.
What is at stake?Combating climate change necessitates a global transformation to decarbonize the world.Buildings and construction play a critical part in this transition -using engineered wood for constructing buildings helps avoid emissions associated with conventional materials in the short term while also acting as a carbon sink in the long run.Wood is a renewable resource with one of the smallest carbon footprints of any comparable, newly used building material.
