As global wood demand is projected to grow by as much as 170 % by 2050, a new study published in Nature Communications  demonstrates the importance of achieving net zero goals through better use of waste wood and suggests solutions for how this could be achieved. Wood harvested from managed forests is increasingly recognized as an important source of renewable biomaterial. It can bring great benefits in downsizing global warming including capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere when trees grow, storing this carbon in products made from extracted wood and reducing emissions when these products are used instead of materials such as concrete and steel. A team of researchers from Bangor University, the University of Galway in Ireland and Woodknowledge Wales, using a rigorous life-cycle analysis of this system, found that the potential benefits for net zero is not maximized with the current way of producing wood products. used in Great Britain. (Bangor University).