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Doesn't the same amount of carbon stays locked the same in a tree in the ground? I don't understand why building with wood helps in this case. There's plenty of

• abraae 8y ago
  There's not an infinite amount of space to grow trees actually. A decent forest needs the right climate, water. Economically forestry must compete with other land uses such as grazing, orchardry, etc. It takes pinus radiata about 25 years to reach maturity. Then it can be turned into buildings/ houses, and the carbon locked up in that structure, which can be e.g in the city or suburbs- somewhere there will never be suitable for forestry. And then the forest can be replanted and the virtuous cycle begins again. tldr; locking carbon up in timber gives more flexibility than just relying on standing forests.
• chrisseaton 8y ago
  If you’re buying the wood then someone is being paid and incentivised to plant more trees to sell next time.
• deleted 8y ago
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