The sector is good for the environment, good for jobs, and good for our economy. Why, then, does it receive little mention when we talk about climate change?
Our forestry industry is the underutilised tool in the lowering greenhouse gas emissions kit. The “net” in net zero emissions describes our aspiration to put no more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than we take out.
Our forests absorb and store carbon, lots of it. Post-harvest, the carbon remains trapped in the wood products we manufacture from the logs. If we are serious about tackling climate change, we need to focus more on the greater role our renewable forest industries can play. This is acknowledged in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Joel Fitzgibbon is chair of the Australian Forest Products Association.
