LONDON — New independently verified figures from the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) have shown the big part the waste wood industry has to play in reducing carbon emissions. The figures have revealed that waste wood biomass – which makes up roughly two thirds of the UK market for waste wood – saved almost three-quarters of a million (701,000) tonnes of carbon emissions in 2023 when compared to the likely displaced energy generation. These savings could be increased to 3.6 million tonnes of carbon savings if these plants were fitted with carbon capture and storage technology (CCS). This could represent 16% of the government’s target to capture 23MtCO2/year by 2035. …The carbon data represents the culmination of two years of work by the WRA’s Net Zero working group, which aimed to quantify the carbon benefits that the waste wood sector provides in addition to its contribution to the circular economy.