Biomass Energy and Climate Neutrality: The Case of the Northern Forest
通过动态多轮伐Faustmann最优轮伐模型，研究新罕布什尔州北方森林的木材采伐用于能源生产是否具有气候中性效应，发现碳核算导致负外部性，需延长轮伐期以避免碳损失。
We test the assumption that harvesting timber for energy production is assumed to have a carbon-neutral effect on climate. Our dynamic multiple-harvest Faustmann optimal rotation model of the Northern Forest and energy production in New Hampshire indicates that it is inappropriate to assume climate neutrality. We show that accounting for carbon means that timber bioenergy production causes negative externalities that lead to longer rotations. On average, carbon loss is 10.05 metric tons of stored carbon per hectare. To avoid this carbon release, logging rotations should be increased by up to 36%, or 12 years. <i></i>