Publication by Isabelle Ménard on the analysis of the impact of climate change on wood quality and carbon storage
As part of a collaboration between Evelyne Thiffault and the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts du Québec, we are pleased to present the article by Isabelle Ménard (MRNF) entitled: « Improving carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions avoidance through harvested wood products use ». This study analyzes the impact of climate change on the quality of wood intended for primary processing and on the carbon storage of derived products, based on black spruce and hybrid poplar plantations in Quebec under various climate scenarios.The results indicate that climate change alters the quality of harvested wood and increases methane emissions from buried products, thereby limiting their mitigation potential. To maximize long-term carbon storage, it is essential to adopt optimized plantation management and promote the cascading use of wood products.
Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100757
Auteurs : Ménard, I., Thiffault, E., Magnan, M., Kurz, W. A., Hébert, F., Boucher, J-F.
The authors thank Yan Boulanger and Jesús Pascual Puigdevall from SCF-RNCan for the climate data and technical support, as well as Anthony Taylor for his assistance with the PICUS model. They also thank the carbon accounting team at RNCan for their support in carbon modeling and Michel Campagna (MRNF) for reviewing the manuscript.