Are there any circumstances in which logging primary wet-eucalypt forest will not add to the global carbon burden?

► Most emissions were from logging public wet-eucalypt forests by clearfell and burn. ► Long-term emissions are equivalent for logging old-growth and young primary-forests. ►Long-term emissions are not recovered unless wood-product half-lives increase 10×. ► Century-long wood-product half-lives require centuries to offset emissions. ► Long-term emissions can be reduced by recycling or 200-year harvest intervals.