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My calculations assume a tree will sequester the carbon for 10 years. I'm sure we can do a lot better than that, but even with these assumptions, it's pretty ch
by ph0rque 10y ago
My calculations assume a tree will sequester the carbon for 10 years. I'm sure we can do a lot better than that, but even with these assumptions, it's pretty cheap to sequester the CO2 on an ongoing basis.
- abraae 10y agoTimber buildings.
- ph0rque 10y agoYes, and also food (fruits, leaves, etc), medicine, wooden furniture, clothes (http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/will-your-next-t-shirt-be-made-from-trees.html http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/will-your-next-t-...), and many other items.
- Tannic 10y agoA great deal of carbon is stored not just in trees themselves, but in the humus/soil that develops in thriving ecosystems. What we need is not just trees, but diverse ecosystems, which means wild land. The topsoil in America before man was by some accounts in the hundreds of feet thick.