Bioenergy

Bioenergy is renewable energy made available from materials derived from biological sources. The term refers to various forms of energy, including heat and electricity. The energy at Lessebo Paper is bioenergy, derived from wood chips, a form of biomass. The wood...

Biomass

A source of fuel made from living and recently dead plant materials such as wood, leaves and biodegradable part of industrial and municipal waste. Biomass is considered to be a carbon neutral source of energy.

Carbon allowances

All EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, have a shared EU Emissions Trading System. Allowance-based systems work where greenhouse gas emissions are regulated and the number of carbon allowances each entity, region, or country is allowed to emit is...

Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide, or CO2, is a colourless greenhouse gas (GHG) formed during the combustion of material containing carbon. The use of fossil fuels for energy is increasing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is believed to contribute to global...

Carbon dioxide equivalents

Carbon dioxide equivalent abbreviated as CO2-eq is a metric measure used for estimating how much global warming a given type and amount of greenhouse gas may cause, using the functionally equivalent amount or concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) as the...

Carbon emissions

In the context of climate change, carbon dioxide is released when substances, especially oil, gas, and coal, are burned by vehicles and planes, by factories and by homes. At Lessebo Paper, we monitor our carbon emissions and constantly working to minimise the...