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| Country-specific net-zero strategies of the pulp and paper industry | |
Dai, Min1,2; Sun, Mingxing3 ; Chen, Bin1,2; Shi, Lei4; Jin, Mingzhou5; Man, Yi6; Liang, Ziyang1,2; de Almeida, Cecilia Maria Villas Boas7; Li, Jiashuo8; Zhang, Pengfei8; Chiu, Anthony S. F.9; Xu, Ming10; Yu, Huajun1,2; Meng, Jing11; Wang, Yutao1,2,12,13,14
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| 2024-02-08 | |
| Source Publication | NATURE (IF:42.778[JCR-2019],46.486[5-Year]) |
| ISSN | 0028-0836 |
| Volume | 626Issue:7998Pages:24 |
| Abstract | The pulp and paper industry is an important contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions1,2. Country-specific strategies are essential for the industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, given its vast heterogeneities across countries3,4. Here we develop a comprehensive bottom-up assessment of net greenhouse gas emissions of the domestic paper-related sectors for 30 major countries from 1961 to 2019-about 3.2% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions from the same period5-and explore mitigation strategies through 2,160 scenarios covering key factors. Our results show substantial differences across countries in terms of historical emissions evolution trends and structure. All countries can achieve net-zero emissions for their pulp and paper industry by 2050, with a single measure for most developed countries and several measures for most developing countries. Except for energy-efficiency improvement and energy-system decarbonization, tropical developing countries with abundant forest resources should give priority to sustainable forest management, whereas other developing countries should pay more attention to enhancing methane capture rate and reducing recycling. These insights are crucial for developing net-zero strategies tailored to each country and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 for the pulp and paper industry. A bottom-up assessment of the net greenhouse gas emissions of the pulp and paper industries of 30 countries from 1961 to 2019 leads to country-specific strategies to achieve net zero by 2050. |
| WOS Keyword | LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT ; ANTHROPOGENIC METHANE EMISSIONS ; WATER FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS ; CARBON EMISSIONS ; WASTE PAPER ; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ; WRITING PAPER ; MANAGEMENT ; ENERGY ; PAPERMAKING |
| Corresponding Author | Wang, Yutao(yutaowang@fudan.edu.cn) |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41586-023-06962-0 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS Research Area | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| WOS Subject | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| WOS ID | WOS:001159144100016 |
| Funding Project | National Key R&D Program of China[2020YFE0201400] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[52022023] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[52100210] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[72061147003] |
| Funding Organization | National Key R&D Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China |
| Publisher | NATURE PORTFOLIO |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/203162 |
| Collection | 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所 |
| Corresponding Author | Wang, Yutao |
| Affiliation | 1.Fudan Univ, Fudan Tyndall Ctr, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Shanghai, Peoples R China 2.Fudan Univ, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Shanghai Key Lab Atmospher Particle Pollut & Preve, Shanghai, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Key Lab Ecosyst Network Observat & Modeling, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Nanchang Univ, Watershed Carbon Neutral Inst, Nanchang, Peoples R China 5.Univ Tennessee, Inst Secure & Sustainable Environm, Ind & Syst Engn Dept, Knoxville, TN USA 6.South China Univ Technol, State Key Lab Pulp & Paper Engn, Guangzhou, Peoples R China 7.Univ Paulista, UNIP, Sao Paulo, Brazil 8.Shandong Univ, Inst Blue & Green Dev, Weihai, Peoples R China 9.De La Salle Univ, Gokongwei Coll Engn, Manila, Philippines 10.Tsinghua Univ, Sch Environm, Beijing, Peoples R China 11.UCL, Bartlett Sch Sustainable Construct, London, England 12.Fudan Univ, IRDR Int Ctr Excellence Risk Interconnect & Govern, Shanghai, Peoples R China 13.Fudan Univ, Shanghai Inst Energy & Carbon Neutral Strategy, Shanghai, Peoples R China 14.Shanghai Inst Ecochongming SIEC, Shanghai, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Dai, Min,Sun, Mingxing,Chen, Bin,et al. Country-specific net-zero strategies of the pulp and paper industry[J]. NATURE,2024,626(7998):24. |
| APA | Dai, Min.,Sun, Mingxing.,Chen, Bin.,Shi, Lei.,Jin, Mingzhou.,...&Wang, Yutao.(2024).Country-specific net-zero strategies of the pulp and paper industry.NATURE,626(7998),24. |
| MLA | Dai, Min,et al."Country-specific net-zero strategies of the pulp and paper industry".NATURE 626.7998(2024):24. |
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