Make It Wood - Do Your World Some Good When sourced responsibly,
wood can play a big part in helping tackle climate change by
storing carbon and through reducing carbon dioxide emissions
into the atmosphere. Make It Wood - Do Your World Some Good
explains why and highlights how to choose the right wood. Wood
is unique among building materials because it is a natural
carbon store - up to 50% of its dry weight is carbon.
Responsibly sourced wood products store the carbon that the
growing trees have removed from the air. Substituting wood
products for more greenhouse gas intensive building products
could reduce the emissions of a typical house by up to 18 tonnes
across the whole life of the house - this is more than a medium
sized car emits over seven years. Make It Wood launches during
the International Year of Forests, a global platform to
celebrate people's action to sustainably manage the world's
forests. The objectives of Make It Wood are to: - Raise public
awareness of the carbon cycle and that carbon rema