Comments on: Climate Change, Carbon and Woods http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/climate-change-carbon-and-woods/ A blog about woodland activities, outdoor skills and conservation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:04:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CELEBRATE WOODLANDS! an invitation | The Woodlands.co.uk Blog http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/climate-change-carbon-and-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-4951 CELEBRATE WOODLANDS! an invitation | The Woodlands.co.uk Blog Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:27:35 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/conservation/climate-change-carbon-and-woods/#comment-4951 [...] and are vital in our climate-change defences: timber buildings constructed from local wood are energy-efficient and capture carbon; the energy provided by logs and pellets is fully renewable; woods are important in protecting [...] [...] and are vital in our climate-change defences: timber buildings constructed from local wood are energy-efficient and capture carbon; the energy provided by logs and pellets is fully renewable; woods are important in protecting [...]

]]> By: sandy greig http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/climate-change-carbon-and-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-1362 sandy greig Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:34:44 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/conservation/climate-change-carbon-and-woods/#comment-1362 Hello Tracy, Thanks for your interest Tracy. Provided the woodland is sustainably managed, woodfuel is near to being carbon neutral. CO2 is emitted as the wood is burned but that CO2 has been taken out of the atmosphere as the trees grow. Unlike fossil fuels which are irreplaceable, at least in any reasonable timeframe. A small amount of energy is used in producing (harvesting and transporting) the woodfuel, that's why it's not quite carbon neutral. The key is sustainable management, replacing the trees that are felled or allowing them to re-grow (as in coppice management). If the trees/woods are felled and not replaced then the management isn't sustainable. Sandy Hello Tracy,

Thanks for your interest Tracy. Provided the woodland is sustainably managed, woodfuel is near to being carbon neutral. CO2 is emitted as the wood is burned but that CO2 has been taken out of the atmosphere as the trees grow. Unlike fossil fuels which are irreplaceable, at least in any reasonable timeframe. A small amount of energy is used in producing (harvesting and transporting) the woodfuel, that’s why it’s not quite carbon neutral. The key is sustainable management, replacing the trees that are felled or allowing them to re-grow (as in coppice management). If the trees/woods are felled and not replaced then the management isn’t sustainable.
Sandy

]]> By: Tracy Pepler http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/climate-change-carbon-and-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-1355 Tracy Pepler Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:52:27 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/conservation/climate-change-carbon-and-woods/#comment-1355 This is a tricky subject. As energy supplies (mostly oil and gas) deplete, we are turning more to burning wood for heat.... how does this effect the carbon emmissions? Tracy This is a tricky subject. As energy supplies (mostly oil and gas) deplete, we are turning more to burning wood for heat…. how does this effect the carbon emmissions?
Tracy

]]> By: Michael Grove http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/climate-change-carbon-and-woods/comment-page-1/#comment-1350 Michael Grove Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:03:41 +0000 http://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/conservation/climate-change-carbon-and-woods/#comment-1350 Excellent, introductory, Keep It Simple Sustainable overview for anyone thinking of purchasing a small wood, with Carbon Conscious Woodland Management in mind. Excellent, introductory, Keep It Simple Sustainable overview for anyone thinking of purchasing a small wood, with Carbon Conscious Woodland Management in mind.

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