Wooden construction for CO2 reduction in building sector

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At the request of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU (1st January – 1st July 2023), the EESC is elaborating an exploratory opinion on the advantages of modern industrial wooden construction. The opinion is focusing on the following issues: How can the EU proposals such as Sustainable carbon cycles, the EU's bioeconomy strategy and the New European Bauhaus be used to drastically reduce the large construction-related CO2 emissions, store CO2 and make construction more efficient?