Composting does release CO2 if done aerobically, which is ideal. It releases methane if it is allowed to go anearobic. And methane is a more potent GHG. If comp

Composting does release CO2 if done aerobically, which is ideal. It releases methane if it is allowed to go anearobic. And methane is a more potent GHG. If composting at home you are bringing the carbon cycle close to home. The difference between composting and harvesting peat is that one is a way of using the decomposed remains of your own plants, vegetables, wood and other waste, to enrich your soil. The other is harvesting a natural carbon sink which is at risk of being destroyed. As the poster before mentioned, there are sutainable peat sources. But there are also peatbogs being drained and burned [0]. Changing landuse is one of the drivers of climate change, and its not just forests that need to be managed, wetlands and swamps do too. As a species we are pumping a lot of CO2 into the atmosphere maybe we should think about leaving some carbon in the ground for once. [0] https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/as-fires-strangle-national-parks-indonesia-struggles-to-restore-peatlands/ https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/as-fires-strangle-national...