Withers, Mitch R.; Malina, Robert; Barrett, Steven R.H. - In: Ecological Economics 112 (2015) C, pp. 45-52
Woody biomass harvested from old-growth forests results in a significant “carbon debt” when used as a feedstock for transportation fuel. This is because previously stored forest carbon is released to the atmosphere as CO2. The debt is eventually repaid provided that the life cycle CO2...