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Australia’s buildings are made largely from plantation timber, not native forest wood. That simple fact is missing from a claim now circulating that logging native forests is good for the climate. Native forests store vast amounts of carbon, and protecting them is recognised as being crucial for tackling climate change, along with the deep cuts needed in fossil fuel emissions. Yet, some native forest logging industry lobbyists have claimed that logging native forests is good for the climate and a superior climate solution to forest protection. Is this true? Should we be logging more native forests to stop climate change? The science is clear that the answer to this question is no. …Why does native forest logging generate large amounts of carbon emissions? There are several key reasons. …The bottom line is that logging native forests is not good for the climate because it generates large amounts of emissions.