> In many ways, it's even worse for the environment than just burning the oil directly.
This seems like a testable claim. Is there research about this subject that could confirm or debunk this claim?
This seems like a testable claim. Is there research about this subject that could confirm or debunk this claim?
The proponents of it probably know that its numbers don't look great, so they don't push for research that thoroughly audits it.
It's also difficult to thoroughly audit the carbon costs of a complex supply chain that has to move tens and hundreds of millions tonnes of lumber - when the costs greatly vary based on how the lumber was sourced.