Table 3 Summary of product substitution sensitivity tests (alternative scenarios) performed on main results (base case scenario).
Base case scenario | Alternative scenario | |||
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Sensitivity test | Product | Substituted product | Product | Substituted product |
Reduced substitution | Carcassing (100% product substitution) | Concrete | Carcassing (50% product substitution, 50% no substitution) | Concrete |
Increased substitution | Pallets and packaging | None | Glulam beam | Structural steel beam |
Wood panels | None | Viscose fibre | Fibres from oil derivates (PET, recycled PET, polyamides)67 | |
Zero CCS deployment | BECCS | Fossil fuels (with CCS) | Bioenergy (no CCS) | Fossil fuels (no CCS) |
Carcassing | Concrete (with CCS) | Carcassing | Concrete (no CCS) | |
Wood panels (with CCS) | None | Wood panels (no CCS) | None |