It’s time to stop pretending burning forest biomass is carbon neutral

Schulze et al. (GCB Bioenergy, 2020, 12, 186–197) argue against putting forests into conservation, alleging that managing forests, including for bioenergy, produces more climate mitigation than letting them grow. However, this conclusion is based on not counting emissions from burning biomass, and o...

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Published in:Global change biology. Bioenergy 2020-12, Vol.12 (12), p.1036-1037
Main Authors: Booth, Mary S., Mackey, Brendan, Young, Virginia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accounting
Alternative energy sources
Biomass
Biomass burning
Burning
Carbon
Climate change
Emissions
Energy industry
Environmental accounting
Forest biomass
Forest conservation
Forest management
Forests
Fossil fuels
Mitigation
Renewable energy
Renewable resources
Wood products
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Summary:Schulze et al. (GCB Bioenergy, 2020, 12, 186–197) argue against putting forests into conservation, alleging that managing forests, including for bioenergy, produces more climate mitigation than letting them grow. However, this conclusion is based on not counting emissions from burning biomass, and other carbon accounting sleight of hand. This is a letter regarding https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12672
ISSN:1757-1693
1757-1707
DOI:10.1111/gcbb.12716