Comments on: Wilful ignorance: FAO and industrial tree plantations http://chrislang.org/2009/04/28/wilful-ignorance-fao-and-industrial-tree-plantations/ Wed, 16 May 2012 14:26:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: L’industria forestale bara sulle emissioni « Blog Ambientalista http://chrislang.org/2009/04/28/wilful-ignorance-fao-and-industrial-tree-plantations/#comment-1132 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:10:05 +0000 http://chrislang.org/?p=960#comment-1132 [...] Food and Agriculture Organisation è stata a lungo apologeta dell’industria del legno, in particolare della fabbricazione della carta e delle piantagioni [...]

]]> By: Greenwashing the green desert in Copenhagen « chrislang.org http://chrislang.org/2009/04/28/wilful-ignorance-fao-and-industrial-tree-plantations/#comment-995 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:55:14 +0000 http://chrislang.org/?p=960#comment-995 [...] FAO’s failure to see the difference between forests and plantations, here: Chris Lang, “Wilful ignorance: FAO and industrial tree plantations“, WRM Bulletin 141, April 2009. For a longer version, see: Chris Lang, “The Food and [...]

]]> By: John Clarkson http://chrislang.org/2009/04/28/wilful-ignorance-fao-and-industrial-tree-plantations/#comment-961 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:27:40 +0000 http://chrislang.org/?p=960#comment-961 Thanks for the links. Also I found out that David Mackay (Sustainable Energy – without the Hot air writer) suggests embodied energy of paper at between 3.2 kWh for really efficient per kg to 6 kWh for recycled to 10 kWh/kg for basic paper. If one assumes natural gas is being used as the main fuel in the UK (0.19 kg CO/kWh) then one can obtain a rough answer.

]]> By: Chris Lang http://chrislang.org/2009/04/28/wilful-ignorance-fao-and-industrial-tree-plantations/#comment-960 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:18:55 +0000 http://chrislang.org/?p=960#comment-960 Thanks John. It’s a tricky question, because it depends where the wood was sourced (primary forest/plantations/secondary forest) and on the process used to produce the paper – as well as how far the various products were transported before being consumed (and what happens to the paper after it has been used).

Having said that, you could look at the Shrink website and the Environmental Paper Network website which might give you some further pointers.

]]> By: John Clarkson http://chrislang.org/2009/04/28/wilful-ignorance-fao-and-industrial-tree-plantations/#comment-956 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:14:17 +0000 http://chrislang.org/?p=960#comment-956 I want to know what a typical A4 office paper ream (500 sheets each piece 5 grams) would have on the environment in Europe? What I want to have is a breakdown like they do on LCA’s of the carbon dioxide and other chemical footprint. Any idea if this exists?

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