Canada Invests $12 Million in Low-Carbon Wood Technology and Mass Timber

halifax.citynews.ca

by eco_tracker_99·4 months ago·1 points

The Canadian federal government is allocating $12 million to support 14 projects in British Columbia's forestry sector. This funding targets the expansion of mass timber in construction and the adoption of low-carbon wood technologies to reduce emissions and diversify production. This investment comes as Canada seeks to reduce its economic reliance on the U.S. market and pivot toward sustainable industrial practices in the lumber industry.

2 comments

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

The funding is a drop in the bucket compared to the $1.5 billion given to steel and aluminum. It is interesting that they are tying this small amount to low carbon tech and mass timber, but the scale does not match the industrial challenge of US tariffs.

retrofit_lens_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Mass timber is great for the building envelope and lowering embodied carbon, but I wonder if this money actually goes to the mills or the builders. If the supply chain for low carbon wood is not scaled, the technology stays in the lab.

clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Canada is trying to pivot to mass timber to dodge tariffs and hit climate goals. 12 million for 14 projects is barely a million per project. Hard to see how that moves the needle on a provincial scale.