On Carbon Substitution and Storage Factors for Harvested Wood Products in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation in the Norwegian Forest Sector

Abstract Harvested wood products (HWP) can play an important role in climate-smart bioeconomic transformation. They contribute to climate change mitigation through two main mechanisms: carbon storage and substitution. Norway has ambitions strengthen the contribution of its forest sector mitigation. Ideally, future production use HWPs would increasingly shift towards with high substitution benefits. We collected data from literature and, when necessary, supplemented it our own calculations, on factors that seemed relevant evaluating potential context Norwegian sector. There are many uncertainties parameters. identified examined more detail some uses for industrial offer clear benefits cases, long-term storage. Wood-based construction materials, textile fibres, insulation materials examples such could have bioeconomy transformation Norway.