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Pulp & Paper Decarbonization

Everything a mill operator needs — the decarbonization toolkit, two worked case studies, and how carbon pricing, tax credits, and fuel-side credits decide which projects actually clear an investment committee.

By Koorosh Behrang • Founder, Climate Decode • Updated

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The Full White Paper

The complete toolkit — emissions hotspots, six lever families, a marginal abatement cost curve, the full carbon-market and tax-incentive stack, and two worked case studies with all the financing math.

By Koorosh Behrang • • The full report

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What You'll Learn

▶ Six decarbonization lever families

▶ Reference 200 kADt/yr kraft mill

▶ A full marginal abatement cost curve

▶ BECCS & on-site biogas case studies

▶ OBPS, CFR, CCUS ITC & 45Q economics

▶ The IEA sector pathway to 2050

The Sector in Three Numbers

Pulp & paper is energy-intensive but biogenic-heavy — a small fossil footprint with a large negative-emissions opportunity.

~401 Mt

Global paper output, 2024

~85%

Fossil Scope-1 from NG boiler + lime kiln

−$35/t

Biogas net MAC with CFR (CAD)

Reference: hypothetical 200,000 ADt/yr integrated kraft mill. Federal OBPS at CAD $110/t (2026).

More in the Series

Two more ways in — the compact read, and the SBTi target-setting briefing.

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Pulp & Paper Decarbonization: The Short Paper

The compact version — six lever families and both case studies in a 10-minute read, with the same revenue-stack math.

What's Covered

•  The six decarbonization lever families and their sequencing

•  BECCS & on-site biogas case studies, layered MAC build-ups

•  Three structural fragilities of industrial decarbonization

By Koorosh Behrang • May 2026 • 10 min read

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Briefing • SBTi

SBTi Target Setting for Pulp & Paper

Why the sector must set both an energy-and-industry target and a FLAG target — and how the two fit together on a 1.5°C trajectory.

What's Covered

•  Energy-and-industry pathway (4.2%/yr) and Scope 2 method

•  FLAG timber & wood fiber pathway (2.80%/yr) and no-deforestation

•  Biogenic accounting under criterion C11, plus a full checklist

By Koorosh Behrang • May 2026 • 12 min read

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Koorosh Behrang

Series Lead

Koorosh Behrang

Founder, Climate Decode

Koorosh leads Climate Decode's market-intelligence platform, working at the intersection of carbon markets, industrial decarbonization, and corporate compliance strategy. The Decarb Series explores how mill operators turn the decarbonization toolkit into investable, finance-grade roadmaps.

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Climate Decode's decarbonization manager for industrial emitters. It turns mill operations data into a finance-grade investment plan — emissions hotspots, a marginal abatement cost curve, NPV/IRR by lever, and policy-aware economics across every revenue layer.

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