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And then release a large majority of it when they die and are eaten by fungus and bacteria. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/recycling-dead https
by TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
And then release a large majority of it when they die and are eaten by fungus and bacteria.
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/recycling-dead https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/recycling-dea...
- enriquto 6y agoThus, growing a tree and burning the wood (or disposing of it) is 100% carbon neutral. What's the problem, then?
- TeMPOraL 6y agoThe problem is that it's useless for sequestering carbon that's already in air, that we sourced from deep underground.
- enriquto 6y agoYes, the obvious step would be to stop burning fossil carbon, it seems like a much more pressing issue than sequestering the one that is already in the atmosphere.
- kaybe 6y agoBy now we need to do both, there is already too much carbon in the atmosphere. If you look at the IPCC projections, 1.5°C is only achievable with carbon capture of some sorts [0] (if at all). Research and development for this has to be pushed yesterday. Though word is in the air that the previous assessments might have been very optimistic.. although that will probably only be discussed in 2022 when the 6th assessment report is to be published. Which presses the issue only further. [0] https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/SPM3b-724x1024.png https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/SPM3...
- fastball 6y agoPeople probably aren't going to be flying around in wood-powered passenger jets any time soon.
- ognarb 6y agoI mean sure, but a forest will still capture more carbon than a plain. And it provides many more advantages than just capturing carbon for the diversity of our ecosystem.