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Forest bioenergy describes the energy generated from the combustion of wood and wood wastes or biofuels derived from wood. Woody material can be sourced from harvested trees or from forest biomass that would otherwise have been treated as waste—residues from a harvest, production of other wood products, or from urban waste streams. Forest bioenergy has been heralded by some as a promising renewable energy source and condemned by others as having negative effects on the environment. Most International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate scenarios anticipate that bioenergy will play a critical role in reducing emissions from the energy sector. This explainer reviews the basics of forest bioenergy, the different ways of looking at its impact on the environment, and the different methods of measuring and counting forest bioenergy emissions.