JOURNAL: Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry – Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Summary

Authors:

Dylan D.Furszyfer Del Rio
Benjamin K.Sovacool
Steve Griffiths
Morgan Bazilian
Jinsoo Kim
Aoife M.Foley
David Rooney

Decarbonizing the pulp and paper industry: A critical and systematic review of sociotechnical developments and policy options. 

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Oct 2022

  • This review identifies carbon-intensive processes in the pulp and paper industry.
  • Presents decarbonizing practices, potential transformations and innovations.
  • Presents promising avenues for future research.
  • No agreed consensus on the most promising technologies to achieve net-zero in the pulp and paper industry.
  • Pulp and paper products are associated with other sociotechnical systems that create compelling interdependencies among industries.