Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and converted to carbon, which our trees store as they grow in their branches, stems, leaves, bark and roots. After being harvested, timber continues to store carbon as it is manufactured into products such as furniture or structural and architectural items.
In an independent review of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme, leader of the review panel Professor Ian Chubb AC described the role of the land sector as a critical component in our battle against climate change, and the most scalable option we have to remove carbon from the atmosphere.
You can download a copy of the Independent Review of Australian Carbon Credit Units from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's website.
Measuring the annual volume of carbon sequestered across our estate, and calculating the emissions from our operations, is an important consideration for Forico in the context of climate change.