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It's renewable, but where does that burnt carbon go?
by yakshaving_jgt 7y ago
It's renewable, but where does that burnt carbon go?
- mytailorisrich 7y agoIt goes back to where the tree extracted it from: atmosphere. That's why it is usually considered carbon neutral.
- ljf 7y agoTrue - but the management, production and transport of the wood pellets that go on to be burnt, produces more co2. Plus burning stuff isn't that great a way to make power, especially wood - if you have ever tried to heat a house with wood verses a coal fire you'll understand. Right now the wood pellets are just a way to skirt the rules - I doubt they'll be part of the mix for long, as solar/wind drops in price, along with cheap and reliable storage.
- abraae 7y agoIt's absorbed by new trees, planted to replace the ones cut down.