On July 7, 2021, the Canadian government published a new regulation on the formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products (CANFER, SOR / 2021-148) which prohibits the import, sale, or offer for sale of composite wood…
Environment
Sustainability ; Impact Assessment ; Extractives ; chemical monitoring
Hügelkultur (“mound-culture”) is a technique in agricultural settings that stores excess woody debris and allows it to slowly rot over years or decades. Three new reports by FPInnovations looked into whether hügelkultur could be used…
You missed the webinar on the Role of Canada’s Forest Sector for Economic Development and Climate Change Mitigation? No problem, it is now available online.
With an increased focus and need to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the ongoing need to reduce transportation costs — in part as a result of carbon taxes —, identifying and implementing viable options for shifting to zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) and low-emission vehicles (LEV) in the forest industry have been of increasing interest due to their lower fuel use and lower GHG emissions. As other industries and consumer markets move towards electrification at a fast pace, FPInnovations has been investigating the state of ZEV and LEV technologies as well as their readiness level for forest transportation.
This article was originally published in Paper Advance FPInnovations’ partnership with Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY continues to stimulate the Canadian Pulp and Paper (P&P) industry by focusing on energy management, process debottleneck to facilitate the…
FPInnovations is pleased to invite interested participants to a Webinar on the Role of Canada’s Forest Sector for Economic Development and Climate Change Mitigation, to be held November 10, 2021 (from 1:00 – 2:15 EDT or…
Have you ever wondered how the amount of fuel used in your operations compares to others in your industry? Whether your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are reasonable, or if they could be better? With your…
Each year, many forested areas in Canada are being severely impacted or threatened by forest fires. Communities located near those areas must often be evacuated and suffer enormous material losses. One of the priorities of…
Originally published in BC Forest Professionals magazine What do Nike, BMW, Prada, Christian Dior, and Louis Vuitton have in common? Using leather from fish skin. It’s a new-old material increasingly used for its low environmental…