Ansatz zur Neubewertung von CO2-Emissionen aus der Holzverbrennung

Summary

Germany's Federal Environment Agency (UBA) identified that previous carbon accounting in its CO2 calculator for wood combustion was flawed, setting direct emissions to zero and thus underestimating the climate impact, especially regarding reduced carbon sequestration in forests. Based on the UBA-funded BioSINK project, the calculator has been updated to include these direct CO2 emissions, providing a more realistic assessment of wood energy's climate footprint. This methodological change leads to a significant worsening of the emission balance for wood-based energy, highlighting wood as a finite resource and the need for efficiency measures.

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