Canada is part of a global effort to replace the use of fossil fuels, which are major emitters of greenhouse gases, with cleaner alternatives. The Canadian Wood Fibre Centre (CWFC) is pursuing research in this area by looking at forest biomass as a substitute for petroleum products. Its research focuses on forest biomass supply sources (quantity available, location, harvesting costs, environmental impacts) and also on the characterization of wood fibre in order to develop new products for various uses.
Abstract
Le Canada s’inscrit dans le déploiement d’efforts à l’échelle mondiale en vue de remplacer l’utilisation de combustibles fossiles, grands émetteurs de gaz à effet de serre, par des alternatives moins polluantes. Le Centre canadien sur la fibre de bois (CCFB) poursuit des recherches en ce sens en s’intéressant à la biomasse forestière comme substitut aux produits pétroliers. Ses recherches portent sur les sources d’approvisionnement en biomasse forestière (la quantité disponible, la localisation, les coûts de récolte, les impacts environnementaux) et aussi sur la caractérisation de la fibre de bois afin de développer de nouveaux produits qui seront utilisés à diverses fins.
This report reviews how stream Crossing designers can account for the effects of climate change in small, remote watersheds by applying publicly available climate information tools — interactive maps that use or summarize projections of climate models that include historical and projection periods. It identifies five applicable tools for B.C., along with three approaches to using them by referencingapplicable professional engineering guidance and climate science developments. To compare tool outputs, the document référé nces a rainfall-regime flood case study location and provides calculations of the variable projections for percentchange to a Q100 event. Accounting for climate change on design floods at local scale requires a high level of professional judgment that includes decisions about which climate information tools to incorporate, interpreting their outputs, and considering climate change uncertainties relative to other uncertainties in historical Q100 calculations.
A biomass heat map is a tool to help visualize the cost of biomass that is residual from harvest operations. The heat map is important because it can inform decision-making and economic feasibility studies. Its visual impact can trigger new thoughts and innovations in the human mind that a table of numbers can not... like: Where might we build a new plant? Should we compete at an existing delivery point, or not?
