Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Wood Industry and Engineering, cilt.2, sa.2, ss.91-97, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi)
The climate change is becoming an increasingly important problem for life. It is now recognized that
greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans have a negative impact on the environment. The total
greenhouse gas emission caused directly and indirectly by an individual and an organization is generally
called a carbon footprint. Determining an organization’s carbon footprint is an important step in reducing
emissions generated during its activities. Wood-based products have many advantages in terms of
environmental impact compared to their alternatives. Documentation of these advantages and detection of
environmental impacts will contribute significantly to the competitiveness of wood materials in future
building materials. Moreover, thanks to the detection and control of the emission outputs from the
production of wood-based products, it will be possible to realize a more environmentally friendly
production. In this study, the concept of carbon footprint in wood-based products and their effects on the
environment will be emphasized.