Why ‘sustainable forest management’ does not make wood a good climate alternative to fossil fuels

Net forest growth is now holding down the rate of climate change, making forests an invaluable “carbon sink”

Reducing this sink by cutting down more trees adds carbon to the air and makes climate change worse just like…

Full text: http://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/opinion/why-sustainable-forest-management-does-not-make-wood-a-good-climate-alternative-to-fossil-fuels/

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EurActiv, 2018-01-09.

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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Princeton University

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