# Crosscut article: Wooden high-rises and cross-laminated timber

**URL:** <https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/crosscut-article-wooden-high-rises-and-cross-laminated-timber/1601>\
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**Created:** [May 8, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/crosscut-article-wooden-high-rises-and-cross-laminated-timber/1601 "2020-05-08T23:57:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/crosscut-article-wooden-high-rises-and-cross-laminated-timber/1601/1 "2020-05-08T23:57:16Z")

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> **[Wooden high-rises don’t guarantee reduced emissions](https://crosscut.com/2020/05/wooden-high-rises-dont-guarantee-reduced-emissions)**
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> Cross-laminated timber building could help fight climate change. But its threat to ecosystems could make it a mixed blessing.