Despite economic growth, US greenhouse gas emissions declined nearly 2% in 2023. In related news: researchers study the carbon potential of bio-based products, prefab buildings have proven climate advantages; forestry byproducts that can be turned into biochemicals; and carbon capture and storage gets a boost with CO2-binding microbes.
In other news: BC’s snow-pack is 44% below normal on heels of drought; the government of BC is transferring forest land to Vancouver Island First Nation; the two perspectives on the US plan to protect old-growth forests; Verso’s Duluth paper mill has a new owner; Terrace Bay mill workers say they were blindsided; West Fraser’s Maxville mill closure impacts 79 workers; and Australian hardwood producers look to imports to offset native forest logging ban.
Finally, how olive wood waste can be repurposed into durable auto parts.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor