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“SITCA” Alliance for the Global Transition to Timber Construction Under the leadership of climate scientist Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, the Science and Timber Construction Alliance (SITCA) is officially launched today. The initiative aims to transform the construction sector into a driver of climate protection through sustainable forest management and modern timber construction. Together with its founding partners IIASA, Hilti, WIEHAG, binderholz, EGGER, Stora Enso, and the Austrian Federal Forests, SITCA combines scientific expertise with the innovative strength of leading companies from the construction and forestry sectors. “We are approaching dangerous tipping points in the climate system. At the same time, the global built environment is responsible for more than one-third of CO₂ emissions—making it the single greatest leverage point for preventing a looming ‘Hothouse Earth’ scenario,” emphasized Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Director General of IIASA, at the launch event in Vienna. “Cities must be transformed from sources of CO₂ into carbon sinks. Timber construction is the most important tool to achieve this.”   Science Explains the Concept of the “Forestry-Construction Pump” “The combustion of fossil fuels and the destruction of natural ecosystems have significantly increased the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere. Trees absorb CO₂ through photosynthesis and store the carbon in their wood. When this wood is used in long-lasting buildings, the carbon remains locked away for decades or even centuries, while new trees grow in the forest and absorb additional CO₂. In this way, CO₂ is continuously removed from the atmosphere and, metaphorically speaking, ‘pumped’ via the forest into the built environment. Sustainable forest management and timber construction, combined with reuse and modern recycling technologies, can therefore create a long-term carbon sink,” explains renowned climate scientist Schellnhuber, outlining the fundamental concept underpinning SITCA. More information https://lnkd.in/eCZb4iqC Fotos: © BMLUK-Hemerka, © Markus Löffelhardt #SITCA #Holzbau #Bauwende #Klimaschutz #Nachhaltigkeit #binderholz #timberfrombinder #whatiswoodwoodisgood #bproject #buildfortheplanet #BMLUK