Quantifying the attributional and consequential impacts of Kenya’s future timber construction developments: Ndarugu Student City

University of Edinburgh

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Abstract: This study explores the interest for engineered wood or Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) to be used as a carbon removal method. It couples both attributional and consequential analyses to allow assessment of both the marginal and direct impact of timber buildings (in comparison with ‘business as usual’, and ‘best’ concrete and steel alternatives). It seeks to understand the environmental impacts of CLT versus concrete buildings in Kenya, and to provide policy and subsidy recommendations to further develop the forestry sector and a sustainable timber market within Kenya and Sub Saharan Africa more broadly.