Policy institutions and forest carbon

Abstract

<p>Macintosh et al.1 claim to apply a life-cycle assessment (LCA) approach to evaluate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions impacts of alternative forest management options. Although we agree with their basic assertion that policy impacts should be considered in such analyses, we identify three issues with their methods and interpretation. Consequently, they fail to quantify the likely GHG emissions impacts of the alternatives compared, and their conclusion overlooks the deficiencies in current policies that are revealed in their results.</p>