An assessment of carbon pools, storage, and wood products market substitution using life-cycle analysis results

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 37, Issue , 2005, Pages 140-148

  Perez Garcia, John ^a   Lippke, Bruce ^a   Comnick, Jeffrey ^a   Manriquez, Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoided emissions; Carbon pools; Market substitution; Wood products

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; HOUSING; MARKETING; WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

AVOIDED EMISSIONS; CARBON POOLS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MARKET SUBSTITUTION;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOREST PRODUCTS; FOSSIL FUELS; HOUSINGS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MARKET RESEARCH; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 32644488738     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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