Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options
Paper has shaped society for centuries and is considered one of humanity's most important inventions. However, pulp and paper products can be damaging to social and natural systems along their lifecycle of material extraction, processing, transportation, and waste handling. The pulp and paper i...
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| author | Furszyfer Del Rio, Dylan |
| author2 | Sovacool, Benjamin Griffiths, Steven Bazilian, Morgan Kim, Jinsoo Foley, Aoife Rooney, David |
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| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | Furszyfer Del Rio, D. D., Sovacool, B. K., Griffiths, S., Bazilian, M., Kim, J., Foley, A. M., & Rooney, D. (2022). Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options. In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Vol. 167, p. 112706). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112706 1364-0321 https://hdl.handle.net/11073/25763 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112706 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Climate change Climate mitigation Industrial decarbonization Net-zero Energy policy Pulp and paper manufacturing Pulp and paper processes Sustainability transitions |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options |
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| description | Paper has shaped society for centuries and is considered one of humanity's most important inventions. However, pulp and paper products can be damaging to social and natural systems along their lifecycle of material extraction, processing, transportation, and waste handling. The pulp and paper industry is among the top five most energy-intensive industries globally and is the fourth largest industrial energy user. This industry accounts for approximately 6% of global industrial energy use and 2% of direct industrial CO2 emissions. The pulp and paper industry is also the largest user of original or virgin wood, with deleterious impacts on both human health and local flora and fauna, including aquatic ecosystems. This critical and systematic review seeks to identify alternatives for mitigating the climate impacts of pulp and paper processes and products, thus making the pulp and paper industry more environmentally sustainable. This study reviews 466 studies to answer the following questions: what are the main determinants of energy and carbon emissions emerging from the pulp and paper industry? What are the benefits of this industry adopting low-carbon manufacturing processes, and what barriers will need to be tackled to enable such adoption? Using a sociotechnical lens, we answer these questions, identify barriers for the pulp and paper industry's decarbonization, and present promising avenues for future research. |
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| spelling | Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy optionsFurszyfer Del Rio, DylanSovacool, BenjaminGriffiths, StevenBazilian, MorganKim, JinsooFoley, AoifeRooney, DavidClimate changeClimate mitigationIndustrial decarbonizationNet-zeroEnergy policyPulp and paper manufacturingPulp and paper processesSustainability transitionsPaper has shaped society for centuries and is considered one of humanity's most important inventions. However, pulp and paper products can be damaging to social and natural systems along their lifecycle of material extraction, processing, transportation, and waste handling. The pulp and paper industry is among the top five most energy-intensive industries globally and is the fourth largest industrial energy user. This industry accounts for approximately 6% of global industrial energy use and 2% of direct industrial CO2 emissions. The pulp and paper industry is also the largest user of original or virgin wood, with deleterious impacts on both human health and local flora and fauna, including aquatic ecosystems. This critical and systematic review seeks to identify alternatives for mitigating the climate impacts of pulp and paper processes and products, thus making the pulp and paper industry more environmentally sustainable. This study reviews 466 studies to answer the following questions: what are the main determinants of energy and carbon emissions emerging from the pulp and paper industry? What are the benefits of this industry adopting low-carbon manufacturing processes, and what barriers will need to be tackled to enable such adoption? Using a sociotechnical lens, we answer these questions, identify barriers for the pulp and paper industry's decarbonization, and present promising avenues for future research.UK Industrial Decarbonization Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC)European Union's INTERREG VA ProgrammeElsevier2024-12-31T12:16:43Z2024-12-31T12:16:43Z2022-10Peer-ReviewedPublished versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfFurszyfer Del Rio, D. D., Sovacool, B. K., Griffiths, S., Bazilian, M., Kim, J., Foley, A. M., & Rooney, D. (2022). Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options. In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Vol. 167, p. 112706). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.1127061364-0321https://hdl.handle.net/11073/2576310.1016/j.rser.2022.112706enhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112706Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/257632024-12-31T15:04:53Z |
| spellingShingle | Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options Furszyfer Del Rio, Dylan Climate change Climate mitigation Industrial decarbonization Net-zero Energy policy Pulp and paper manufacturing Pulp and paper processes Sustainability transitions |
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| title | Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options |
| title_full | Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options |
| title_fullStr | Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options |
| title_short | Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options |
| title_sort | Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options |
| topic | Climate change Climate mitigation Industrial decarbonization Net-zero Energy policy Pulp and paper manufacturing Pulp and paper processes Sustainability transitions |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/11073/25763 |