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forestry

Missing the forest for the trees: The role of forests in Earth’s climate goes far beyond carbon storage

By Sara Blichner, James Weber | Climate Change

Logging detritus with misty forest in the background

Managed to death: How Canada turned its forests into a carbon bomb

By Barry Saxifrage | Climate Change

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Wood-burning: carbon hero or carbon villain? Q&A with forest modeling scientist Michael Ter-Mikaelian

By Dan Drollette Jr | Analysis, Climate Change

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Introduction: Can we grow and burn our way out of climate change?

By Dan Drollette Jr | Analysis, Climate Change

wood pellets burning, logs in background

Does wood bioenergy help or harm the climate?

By John Sterman, William Moomaw, Juliette N. Rooney-Varga, Lori Siegel | Analysis, Climate Change