Thinning Combined With Biomass Energy Production May Increase, Rather Than Reduce, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Author: D.A. DellaSala and M. Koopman
Date: 2015
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Language: English
Type of resource: Report
Topics: Climate
Thinning and energy production from biomass are being increasingly implemented in the Western U.S. as a “win-win” approach to reducing fire risk and replacing fossil fuels. Yet questions and uncertainty about ecological impacts and carbon neutrality are highlighted in recent research.
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Geos Institute
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