Net zero 2050 - The contribution of the forestry sector ¶
Date: November 10, 2022, 08.00 - 17.00, followed by a networking aperitif
Venue: WSL Birmensdorf
Organizer: SwissForestLab and Swiss Forestry Association, supported by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL and FOEN
Language: German and French (The presentations will be simultaneously translated into French)
Target audience: Forest managers, forest decision-makers, forest experts, members of the Swiss Forestry Association and SwissForestLab
Following the adoption of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015 and the follow-up meetings in Glasgow, various countries have set themselves the goal of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 - including Switzerland. This conference explores how the forestry sector can contribute to achieving this goal and what political framework conditions are needed to do so.
The forestry sector can essentially make three contributions to net zero: Firstly, it can store CO2 by using wood and through the sink capacity of the forest. Secondly, it can contribute to the substitution of fossil fuels with the raw material wood. Thirdly, it can and must itself reduce CO2 emissions through forest management.
In the "SwissForestLab Dialogue" with the Swiss Forestry Association, these topics are addressed and the current state of knowledge is summarized. In a dialog between research and practice, the participants will be guided through the wide range of topics with input presentations and concrete examples of implementation, resulting in a diverse, exciting and instructive conference, answers will be worked out together and open questions will be compiled.
Program ¶
08:00 | Registration |
09:30 | Welcome |
Andreas Rigling (ETHZ), conference moderator | |
Regina Wollenmann, Simon Janssen (Swiss Forestry Association) | |
Arthur Gessler (SwissForestLab) | |
09:35 | Net zero 2050 - The contribution of the forestry sector from the SFV's perspective |
Regina Wollenmann, Simon Janssen (Swiss Forestry Association) | |
10:10 | Operational challenges in the forestry sector: yesterday, today and tomorrow |
Daniel Wenk (Liestal civic community and forestry operation) | |
10:45 | Break |
11:15 | |
Esther Thürig (WSL) | |
11:50 | Climate protection starts in the forest: CO2 savings in the wood production chain |
Janine Schweier (WSL) | |
12:25 | Climate protection achievements of the forest and wood sector in Swiss policy |
Marjo Kunnala (FOEN, Forest Division) | |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:30 | Examples of implementation (1st round): What concrete contribution do we make to net zero? |
Innovative wood-based materials | |
Sustainable investment with wood | |
Valorization of the forest sink performance | |
Heat grows in the forest | |
circularWOOD - circular economy in timber construction | |
Promotion of wood as a building and construction material in the Canton of Zurich | |
15:10 | Examples of implementation (2nd round): What concrete contribution are we making to net zero? |
15:40 | Break |
16:00 | Final discussion, conclusion |
16:30 | Aperitif |