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Cork Oak Landscapes, Their Products and Climate Change Policies
Substitution Effects in Cork Products
Paulo Canaveira, Sara Manso, Tatiana Valada
Terraprima, Serviços Ambientais
Cork and Cork Oak Landscapes
Climate Change Policies
Mitigation
Addressing the Emissions
Reducing emissions
Increasing Sequestration
Role of Forest Products
Adaptation
Addressing the Consequences
Reducing risk
Increasing Resistance
Improving Resilience
The Substitution Effect
• Energy Substitution: compare two alternative energy carriers
• Material Substitution: compare two alternative raw materials
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CO2 CO2
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CO2 CO2
Material Substitution in Cork Products – Wine Stoppers
Claculation based on data by PWC (2008)
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EPSfloamslab Rockwool Polyurethanerigidfoam
Corkslab Cellulosefibr e WoodWool
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2eq/kgproduct
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Vinyl Cork
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2eq/unit
Cork vs Alternatives Insulation material
Cork vs Alternatives Flooring
Material Substitution in Cork Products – Other Products
Paulo Canaveira [email protected]
Terraprima
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• Existing studies suggest that Cork Products can Contribute to Mitigation of Climate Change by providing an effective alternative material with lower emissions than its most common alternatives
• Availability of data on each cork product’s annual production makes the the overall benefit to mitigation from substitution very difficult to quantify
• The diversity of cork applications is growing over time, and further research is needed to quantify and extend these conclusions for other cork products