Commercial forests can help climate change fight, UL research finds

Results challenge recent research that suggests commercial forests act only as a short-term sink of carbon dioxide

The study shows the key role afforestation can play by including new accounting of greenhouse gas mitigation achieved from future use of harvested wood. 

Commercial forests can play a vital role in the fight against climate change, according to a new study involving researchers at the University of Limerick (UL).

The results of the study challenge recent research that suggests commercial forests act only as a short-term sink of carbon dioxide.