More than enough wood in the European forest

by Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Bas Lerink and Mart-Jan Schelhaas “Lockdown also calls for cooldown” Since the mid-2020, timber prices have risen sharply, and many wonder why. Is there a worldwide shortage of wood? Is the forest running low? Certainly not the latter. The current price increases are driven by a combination of reasons, as discussed below.…

Applying a science-based systems perspective to dispel misconceptions about climate effects of forest bioenergy

This manuscript is co-authored by employees (Keith L. Kline and Patrick Lamers) of the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, the manager and operator of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 and UT-Battelle, LLC, the manager and operator of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) under…