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That’s not true. Methane is a significantly more potent greenhouse gas than CO2, so if the tree is absorbing CO2 but the decomposing needles and leaves are emit

That’s not true. Methane is a significantly more potent greenhouse gas than CO2, so if the tree is absorbing CO2 but the decomposing needles and leaves are emitting methane, it could easily be a net GHG emitter.

garmaine 7y ago
Trees don’t produce CH4 (except in decomposition).
- benj111 7y ago
  "but the decomposing needles and leaves are emitting methane"
  - garmaine 7y ago
    Ah, true. I hadn’t thought of droppings off the tree. (Comment was edited I think, or I seriously lack reading comprehension.)