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Wood isn’t the climate-friendly material you think it is

Grist

The logic seems simple enough: Sure, logging unleashes planet-warming carbon into the air, but that can be replaced with new trees that suck carbon back out of the air. Logging to meet that demand will cover an area roughly equivalent to clear-cutting the entire continental U.S.

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Vestas Logs Strong Q3 Despite Price Pressure and Trade Woes

GreenTechMedia

She also said that fears around suppliers squeezing them as a result of their increased order book were not valid saying heavy industry did not enjoy the same high demand that Vestas currently did. Marika Fredriksson, the company’s CFO said an impact of 1 percent of revenue had already been increased to 1.5

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PVinsights: Polysilicon and Wafer Tumble More Than 20% in Downbeat Start to 2023

altenergymag

In particular, mono-grade polysilicon prices headed sharply lower this week, logging two-year lows and marking their entry into a bear market, as worries about a slowdown in polysilicon demand persist on the back of the rising downstream stockpiles.

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Illegal logging possibly contributes to majority of mislabeled wood in US markets

AGreenLiving

Loggers, for instance, could harvest trees from a threatened or ecologically vital forest ecosystem , then mix wood species to cover up the illegal logging activity. Following transport to the lumberyard, species origin of the timber logs and boards are further misrepresented to allow illegal wood in the supply chain.

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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

logging and woods products industry has positioned itself as a purveyor of “natural climate solutions.” As our civilization begins the slow process of jettisoning fossil energy, logging interests assure us that wood products are not a retrogression but a way forward. This rosy view of logging, however, is hotly contested.

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How predictive AI is helping smooth the path to net zero

Smart Energy International

Continuously changing demand patterns Whilst the further transitions towards net-zero have to be applauded, it does disrupt both the supply side and the demand side of the energy system. Electric vehicles (EVs), residential solar, and electric heating are all continuously changing demand patterns.

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Sponsored Content: Ashtead Technology partners with Gas Data to expand analyser fleet

Envirotec Magazine

Responding to a growing demand for portable, ATEX-certified environmental monitoring equipment, Ashtead Technology has announced a new partnership with Gas Data. With a fixed configuration measuring and logging CH4, CO2, O2, H2S and CO, the GFM 426 is ideal for landfill applications.