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I wish I could remember the name of the plant... But there's some tree that grows like a freaking weed and is amazing for carbon sequestration. I feel like ev
by to11mtm 7y ago
I wish I could remember the name of the plant...
But there's some tree that grows like a freaking weed and is amazing for carbon sequestration.
I feel like even having 'more' trees again would be helpful; where my family grew up, over the years all the big/old trees that were in people's yards were never replaced as they went away.
- Polylactic_acid 7y agoYou have to make sure the tree never rots or burns. And the only way to do that is to bury it deep underground or freeze it in an iceberg.
- chrisweekly 7y agoOr leave it alone to live and thrive, with the downside you have to be willing to tolerate its side effects, eg producing shade and wildlife habitat and oxygen and medicines and beauty and other things nobody wants.
- Polylactic_acid 7y agoThe tree is taking up space so no more trees can grow in that spot. That means there is a limited amount of carbon we can store on the surface of the planet. We started this situation with lots of carbon and greenhouse gasses trapped underground and with a surface full of trees. We can't go back without putting the carbon back.
- toohotatopic 7y agoBuild ships and throw them into the ocean. The wood just has to decay slower than new trees grow. Also: carbon nano tubes and carbon fiber. We will build skyscrapers from carbon. There won't be enough carbon available for all the stuff we want to build.