Platform for dialog on CO2 offsetting in the voluntary market

The CO2 stored in wood is credited indirectly at the national level through the crediting of wood-based materials produced in Switzerland to the national greenhouse gas inventory. International standards for the voluntary market will make it possible in the future to also capitalize on the CO2 stored in wood construction at the project level.

We would like to find out and discuss in detail on May 14, 2024 what incentives and possible developments for timber construction exist and how the Innosuisse flagship project DeCIRRA will contribute to these issues.

Program

10h00 Welcome

10h05 Input presentations and discussion

• Research questions within the DeCIRRA flagship, Regina Betz, ZHAW
• Why is CO2 storage relevant in timber construction?, Gianfranco Guidati, ETHZ
• Climate relevance of timber use – a climate policy classification, Sebastian Rüter, Thünen Institute
• Status of work under the ICROA Verified Carbon Standard, Frank Vasek, Timber Finance Initiative
• CO2 storage in practice: the Swiss Post, Mathias Bürgi, Post CDR AG

12h00 End of the event

Registration mandatory by 07.05.2024 at the following link.

Participation is free of charge.