A new partnership to tackle climate change
As our community discusses ways of tackling climate change, a new partnership has been formed to promote an easy, low cost solution to capturing and storing carbon – simply using sustainably sourced wood as a building material.
Planet Ark, one of Australia’s leading environmental organisations, is joining forces with Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA), the industry body behind Wood. Naturally Better. to launch a program to encourage the use of sustainably sourced wood. The initiative comes during the International Year of Forests, a global platform to celebrate people’s action to sustainably manage the world’s forests.
”Substituting wood products for more greenhouse gas intensive building products could reduce the emissions of a typical house by up to 18 tonnes over its life (according to a recent RMIT study*). That’s more than a medium sized car emits over 7 years, but research shows that few people understand that carbon is stored in the wood for life*.” says Paul Klymenko, CEO of Planet Ark
As part of the campaign, Grand Designs Australia host, Peter Maddison, presents a TV commercial for Planet Ark, explaining how wood can help the environment.
Planet Ark is interested in helping homebuilders, developers, architects, the general public and school children recognise the environmental benefits of using sustainable timber over other, more polluting alternatives. Over the coming months, Planet Ark will develop educational materials, an interactive website and deliver an extensive media campaign to raise awareness.
