Forest carbon markets: How demand for forest carbon credits is shaping wood markets

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Forest carbon markets are quickly evolving as the importance of forests in tackling climate change is increasingly recognized and rewarded. Forestry is one of the most popular and fastest-growing sources of carbon credits and this can have profound impacts on timber supply, forestry investments, and raw material sourcing to forest industries.

In this on-demand Fastmarkets webinar, Glen O’Kelly, CEO of O’Kelly Acumen, discusses some of the key findings from a recent study on the state of forest carbon markets, and implications for forest industries in three case-study regions; US, Europe and New Zealand. Submit the form to access the recording.
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