Mitigating climate change through wood industry measures in Hungary

Király Éva; Kis-Kovács Gábor; Börcsök Zoltán; Kocsis Zoltán; Kottek Péter; Mertl Tamás; Németh Gábor; Polgár András; Borovics Attila

Bulletin of Forestry Science / Volume 14 / Issue 1 / Pages 9-10
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Éva Király, Gábor Kis-Kovács, Zoltán Börcsök, Zoltán Kocsis, Péter Kottek, Tamás Mertl, Gábor Németh, András Polgár & Attila Borovics

Correspondence

Correspondence: Király Éva

Postal address: 9600 Sárvár, Várkerület 30/A.

e-mail: kiraly.eva.ilona[at]uni-sopron.hu

Abstract

Harvested wood products (HWPs) hold a significant amount of carbon, with long-lasting products and wooden buildings being some of the most effective methods for carbon storage. Extending the lifespan of wood products, along with proper waste management, recycling, and reuse, can further help meet climate goals. In our study, we projected the carbon storage, carbon dioxide, and methane emissions of the Hungarian HWP pool up to 2050 under 10 different scenarios to identify the combination of wood industry measures with the greatest impact on climate change mitigation. We utilized the country-specific HWP-RIAL model to forecast emissions related to the end-of-life and waste management of wood products. Our main finding is that without additional measures, the Hungarian HWP pool would turn from a carbon sink to a source of emissions by 2047. To ensure the Hungarian HWP pool remains a carbon sink, it is crucial to implement further climate mitigation strategies, including cascading product value chains and circular bioeconomy approaches. The most effective individual measures include increasing product half-life, boosting the recycling rate, and enhancing industrial wood production through increased assortments and harvesting. By combining these measures, an average annual climate change mitigation potential of up to 1.5 Mt CO2 equivalents could be achieved during the 20222050 period.
This article is based on the original publication by Király et al. 2024 (Climate change mitigation potentials of wood industry related measures in Hungary).

Keywords: CO₂, HWP, climate change mitigation, carbon storage, half-life extension, incineration, solid waste disposal

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Király É., Börcsök Z., Kocsis Z., Németh G., Polgár A. & Borovics A. 2024: Climate change mitigation through carbon storage and product substitution in the Hungarian wood industry. Wood Research 69(1): 72-86 DOI: 10.37763/wr.1336-4561/69.1.7286

Király É., Forsell N., Schulte M., Kis-Kovács G., Börcsök Z., Kocsis Z., Kottek P., Mertl T., Németh G., Polgár A. & Borovics A. 2024: Climate change mitigation potentials of wood industry related measures in Hungary. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 29: 62. DOI: 10.1007/s11027-024-10161-1

Király É., Kis-Kovács G., Börcsök Z., Kocsis Z., Németh G., Polgár A. & Borovics A. 2023: Modelling Carbon Storage Dynamics of Wood Products with the HWP-RIAL Model—Projection of Particleboard End-of-Life Emissions under Different Climate Mitigation Measures. Sustainability 15(7):6322. DOI: 10.3390/su15076322

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Kottek P., Király É., Mertl T. & Borovics A. 2023a: Trends of Forest Harvesting Ages by Ownership and Function and the Effects of the Recent Changes of the Forest Law in Hungary. Forests 14(4):679. DOI: 10.3390/f14040679

Kottek P., Király É., Mertl T. & Borovics A. 2023b: The re-parametrisation of the DAS model based on 2016-2021 data of the National Forestry Database: new results on cutting age distributions. Acta Silvatica et Lignaria Hungarica 19(2): 61–74. DOI: 10.37045/aslh-2023-0005 URL

Krankina O.N., Harmon M.E., Schnekenburger F. & Sierra C.A. 2012: Carbon balance on federal forest lands of Western Oregon and Washington: The impact of the Northwest forest plan. Forest Ecology and Management 286: 171–182. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.08.028

Lakatos F. 1999: Bark beetles on pine in Hungary. In: Foster B., Knizek M. and Grodzki W. (Eds.): Methodology of Forest Insect and Disease Survey in Central Europe: 248-249.

Leskinen P., Cardellini G., González-García S., Hurmekoski E., Sathre R., Seppälä J. et al. 2018: Substitution effects of wood-based products in climate change mitigation. From Science to Policy 7. European Forest Institute. DOI: 10.36333/fs07

Li L., Wei X.Y., Zhao J. H., Hayes D., Daigneault A., Weiskittel A., Kizha A. R. & ‚Neill S.R.O. 2022: Technological advancement expands carbon storage in harvested wood products in Maine, USA. Biomass and Bioenergy 161: 106457. DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106457

Mátyás Cs., Berki I., Bidló A., Csóka GY., Czimber K., Führer E., Gálos B., Gribovszki Z., Illés G., Hirka A. & Somogyi Z. 2018: Sustainability of Forest Cover under Climate Change on the Temperate-Continental Xeric Limits. Forests 9: 489. DOI: 10.3390/f9080489

Mátyás Cs., Berki I., Czúcz B., Gálos B., Móricz N. & Rasztovits E. 2010: Future of Beech in Southeast Europe from the Perspective of Evolutionary Ecology. Acta Silvatica et Lignaria Hungarica 91-110. ISSN 1786-691X DOI: 10.37045/aslh-2010-0007 URL

NFK 2023: Summary Data on Forests in Hungary; National Land Centre, Forestry Department. https://nfk.gov.hu/Magyarorszag_erdeivel_kapcsolatos_adatok_news_513

NIR 2023: National Inventory Report for 1985–2021. Hungary. Chapter: Land-Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry; Somogyi, Z., Tobisch, T., Király É., Hungarian Meteorological Service: Budapest.

OKIR 2023: National Environmental Information System. http://web.okir.hu/en/

Országos Hulladékgazdálkodási Terv 2021: Országos Hulladékgazdálkodási Terv 2021–2027. Innovációs és Technológiai Minisztérium. https://kormany.hu/dokumentumtar/orszagos-hulladekgazdalkodasi-terv-2021-2027

Sanchez Lopez J., Grassi G., Vizzarri M., Fiorese G., Pilli R., Jonsson R. et al. 2021: Brief on the role of the forestbased bioeconomy in mitigating climate change through carbon storage and material substitution, Sanchez Lopez, J., Jasinevičius, G. and Avraamides, M. editor(s), European Commission, JRC124374

Sartori F., Lal R., Ebinger M.H. & Parrish D.J. 2006: Potential soil carbon sequestration and CO2 offset by dedicated energy crops in the USA. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 25: 441–472. DOI: 10.1080/07352680600961021

Schelhaas M.J., Esch P.W., Groen T.A., Jong B.H.J., Kanninen M., Liski J. et al. 2004: CO2FIX V 3.1 – A modelling framework for quantifying carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems. ALTERRA Rapport No.1068. Wageningen, Netherlands, ALTERRA. 122 p. ISBN: 1566-7197.

Searchinger T., Heimlich R. & Houghton R.A. 2008: Use of US croplands for biofuels increases greenhouse gases through emissions from land-use change. Science 319: 1238–1240. DOI: 10.1126/science.1151861

Sikkema R., Styles D., Jonsson R., Tobin B. & Byrne K.A. 2023: A market inventory of construction wood for residential building in Europe—In the light of the Green Deal and new circular economy ambitions. Sustainable Cities and Society 90: 104–370. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2022.104370

Todaro L. 2012: Effect of steaming treatment on resistance to footprints in Turkey oak wood for flooring. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products 70(1-3): 209-214. DOI: 10.1007/s00107-011-0542-2

Todaro L., Dichicco P., Moretti N. & D’Auria M. 2013: Effect of combined steam and heat treatments on extractives and lignin in sapwood and heartwood of Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) wood. BioResources 8(2): 1718-1730. DOI: 10.15376/biores.8.2.1718-1730

Todaro L., Zanuttini R., Scopa A. & Moretti N. 2012: Influence of combined hydrothermal treatments on selected properties of Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) wood. Wood Science and Technology 46(1): 563-578. DOI: 10.1007/s00226-011-0430-2

Ujvári-Jármay É., Nagy L. & Mátyás Cs. 2016: The IUFRO 1964/68 inventory provenance trial of Norway spruce in Nyírjes, Hungary—results and conclusions of five decades. Acta Silvatica et Lignaria Hungarica 12: 178. DOI: 10.1515/aslh-2016-0001 URL

Verkerk P.J., Delacote P., Hurmekoski E., Kunttu J., Matthews R., Mäkipää R. et al. 2022: Forest-Based Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Europe. From Science to Policy 14. European Forest Institute: Joensuu, Finland, ISBN 978-952-7426-22-7. DOI: 10.36333/fs14

Wilson J. 2010: Life-cycle inventory of particleboard in terms of resources, emissions, energy and carbon. Wood and Fiber Science 42 (CORRIM Special Issue): 90–106.

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17 September 2024

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Cseke, K., Benke, A. & Borovics, A. (2011): Identification of poplar genotypes based on DNA fingerprinting method. Bulletin of Forestry Science, 1(1): 107-114.

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Mátyás, Cs. & Borovics, A. (2014): "Agrárklíma". Bulletin of Forestry Science, 4(2): 7-8.

Borovics, A., Illés, G., Juhász, J., Móricz, N., Rasztovits, E., Nimmerfroh-Pletscher, B., Unghváry, F., Pintér, T., Pödör, Z. & Jereb, L. (2018): The necessity and steps of establishing a forestry climate centre. Bulletin of Forestry Science, 8(2): 5-8.

Cseke, K., Köbölkuti, Z. A., Benke, A., Rumi, A., Báder, M., Borovics, A. & Németh, R. (2020): Allelic variation in candidate genes associated with wood properties of cultivated poplars. Bulletin of Forestry Science, 10(1): 5-16.

Kollár, T. & Borovics, A. (2021): The updated methodological directives of data processing and maintainance of the hungarian long term forestry experimental network, and its most important results. Bulletin of Forestry Science, 11(2): 95-114.

Benke, A., Köbölkuti, Z. A., Cseke, K., Borovics, A. & Tóth, E. Gy. (2022): Identification of SNP markers responsible for drought tolerance in sessile oak populations: results of basic research for sustainable oak management. Bulletin of Forestry Science, 12(2): 77-90.

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