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The impact of shipping bamboo from where it grows to where the lumber is needed might also need be considered for completeness. Now, I don't know how you define
by stinos 8y ago
The impact of shipping bamboo from where it grows to where the lumber is needed might also need be considered for completeness. Now, I don't know how you define biomass but would be inetersting to see numbers. Just from the looks: ok those big bamboo species grow way closer together than oak for instance, but on the other hand an oak tree grows much thicker and the wood per cubic is almost certainly going to be heavier so things might cancel out?
- jdc0589 8y agofor the most part, yea. but there are places in the US it grows pretty well, so long as the land isn't more valuable for something else.
- angry_octet 8y agoSea freight is remarkably cheap.
- stinos 8y agoBut not too ideal when it comes to air pollution and CO2. Would require comparisions with more local wood transported over land and/or river though to make factual statements about it I guess.
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- londons_explore 8y agoSea freight is less CO2 per ton mile than any other type of transport: https://timeforchange.org/co2-emissions-shipping-goods https://timeforchange.org/co2-emissions-shipping-goods
- flukus 8y ago> The following table shows the amount of CO2 (in grams) emitted per metric ton of freight and per km of transportation Something shipped on truck from nearby will be doing a lot less kilometers total and produce much less total emissions. Usually shipping something around the world will use those less efficient transport methods to complete the trip anyway, so it's an addition and not a replacement.