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> the trees need to stay standing No they don't. They need to be harvested and used for timber products, where the carbon can stay locked in for decades or lon
by perilunar 7y ago
> the trees need to stay standing
No they don't. They need to be harvested and used for timber products, where the carbon can stay locked in for decades or longer. The land can then be replanted for more carbon removal.
Ideally you would use trees to make engineered wood products that replace steel and concrete, the production of which also release large amounts of CO2.
- addicted 7y agoThat assumes that young trees and forests have the same carbon capturing efficiencies, when I believe it’s older trees and forests that have significantly greater carbon absorbing capabilities.
- npongratz 7y agoI'm unfamiliar with the quality of this publication, but it reports on a study suggesting younger forests are better at carbon dioxide sequestration than older forests: https://psmag.com/environment/young-trees-suck-up-more-carbon-than-old-ones https://psmag.com/environment/young-trees-suck-up-more-carbo... 'Tropical rainforests, the revered "lungs of the planet," were once thought to take the cake when it comes to carbon sequestration. But a new study adds to a growing body of evidence that other types of forest may actually be better at sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere. Specifically it finds that young temperate forests may be more effective carbon sinks than are old rainforests.'