Prospects for the paper industry and the climate
Doctor of Economics Eero Lehto examines the near-term prospects and future trends of the paper and pulp industry. The report includes a broad overview of the climate impacts of wood use and the various measures through which Finland can meet the carbon sink targets set by the EU in the forestry and land use sector as well. The total returns from wood use are in monetary terms more than four times greater in pulp production than in energy generation. In paperboard production, the corresponding ratio is already more than fivefold. From the perspective of the national economy, it is more valuable to use wood raw material for the production of pulp and paperboard than for the generation of thermal energy. (AI translation)
