The forest carbon loophole

When forests are logged, even after accounting for post-cutting forest growth and carbon stored in harvested wood products, there is a net emission of large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.

An aerial view of the Donnie Creek Complex fire in northern British Columbia on May 27, 2023. Canada applies inconsistent rules when it comes to counting the carbon emissions from forests affected by wildfires, write Julee Boan and Jay Malcolm. Photograph courtesy of the B.C. Wildfire Service/X

Opinion

BY JULEE BOAN, JAY MALCOLM

February 7, 2024

Canada’s forest carbon accounting has a problem with its ledger books. According to Canada’s official

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