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how is it carbon negative? wouldn't it be neutral? unless the trees were sent underground to prevent release into the atmosphere? or became petrified?
by abfan1127 5y ago
how is it carbon negative? wouldn't it be neutral? unless the trees were sent underground to prevent release into the atmosphere? or became petrified?
- goodpoint 5y agoCorrect: to make a change we would have to bury millions of tons of valuable wood deep enough that the co2 stays trapped. In short, it would be the opposite of extracting and burning oil.
- socialdemocrat 5y agoIf I keep cutting down and re-growing trees on the same plot of land over and over again I will reduce the total CO2 in the atmosphere as long as the cut down trees are not burned or rot. You can avoid that by building houses for instance. Or boats.
- citrin_ru 5y agoThat what I meant in my comment, but over long enough time frame it will be a carbon neutral process: a building will eventually fail into disrepair and will rot or will be destroyed by a fire. A ship will likely last even less. Anyway I see no reasons to avoid using wood if it is harvested responsibly.