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Ways to save the planet: Swap concrete for wood

People Fixing the World

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How Much Carbon Dioxide Could Building With Wood Save Us?

Most of the buildings that we need are not skyscrapers, but housing blocks and schools. We think about point two % of our total greenhouse gas omissions might be captured using a wood to build perhaps half of our housing in the future. That is a really challenging target, isn't it? It certainly would be a major cultural shifting construction. But we're already seeing a few governments starting to embrace the idea, and that'll help.

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