eprintid: 10184401 rev_number: 10 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/18/44/01 datestamp: 2023-12-22 10:10:46 lastmod: 2024-06-19 08:45:27 status_changed: 2023-12-22 10:10:46 type: article metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Dai, Min creators_name: Sun, Mingxing creators_name: Chen, Bin creators_name: Shi, Lei creators_name: Jin, Mingzhou creators_name: Man, Yi creators_name: Liang, Ziyang creators_name: Almeida, Cecilia Maria Villas Bôas de creators_name: Li, Jiashuo creators_name: Zhang, Pengfei creators_name: Chiu, Anthony SF creators_name: Xu, Ming creators_name: Yu, Huajun creators_name: Meng, Jing creators_name: Wang, Yutao title: Country-specific net-zero strategies of the pulp and paper industry ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C04 keywords: Climate-change mitigation, Environmental impact, Environmental social sciences, Sustainability note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: The pulp and paper industry is an important contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions1,2. Country-specific strategies are essential for the industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, given its vast heterogeneities across countries3,4. In this paper, we develop a comprehensive bottom-up assessment of net GHG emissions of the domestic paper-related sectors for 30 major countries from 1961 to 2019-about 3.2% of global anthropogenic GHG emissions from the same period5-and explore mitigation strategies through 2,160 scenarios covering key factors. Our results show significant differences across countries in terms of historical emissions evolution trends and structure. All countries can achieve net-zero emissions for their pulp and paper industry by 2050, with a single measure for most developed countries and multiple measures for most developing countries. Except for energy efficiency improvement and energy system decarbonization, tropical developing countries with abundant forest resources should prioritize sustainable forest management, while other developing countries should pay more attention to enhancing methane capture rate and reducing recycling. These insights are crucial for developing net-zero strategies tailored to each country and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 for the pulp and paper industry. date: 2024-02-08 date_type: published publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06962-0 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 2135100 doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06962-0 pii: 10.1038/s41586-023-06962-0 lyricists_name: Meng, Jing lyricists_id: JMENG17 actors_name: Flynn, Bernadette actors_id: BFFLY94 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Nature volume: 626 pagerange: 327-334 event_location: England issn: 0028-0836 citation: Dai, Min; Sun, Mingxing; Chen, Bin; Shi, Lei; Jin, Mingzhou; Man, Yi; Liang, Ziyang; ... Wang, Yutao; + view all <#> Dai, Min; Sun, Mingxing; Chen, Bin; Shi, Lei; Jin, Mingzhou; Man, Yi; Liang, Ziyang; Almeida, Cecilia Maria Villas Bôas de; Li, Jiashuo; Zhang, Pengfei; Chiu, Anthony SF; Xu, Ming; Yu, Huajun; Meng, Jing; Wang, Yutao; - view fewer <#> (2024) Country-specific net-zero strategies of the pulp and paper industry. Nature , 626 pp. 327-334. 10.1038/s41586-023-06962-0 <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06962-0>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184401/1/Country-specific%20net%20zero%20strategies%20of%20the%20pulp%20and%20paper%20industry.pdf