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Tree contains X Co2 => Tree gets cut down without replacement => ship gets made and rots => X Co2 releases into atmosphere. Net Co2 = +X Tree contains X Co2 =>
by dtech 5y ago
Tree contains X Co2 => Tree gets cut down without replacement => ship gets made and rots => X Co2 releases into atmosphere. Net Co2 = +X
Tree contains X Co2 => Tree dies => New tree grows in opened up space. Net Co2 = 0
- marcinzm 5y agoWhy do you assume the tree would not be replaced, we plant more trees than we cut down nowadays for example. The only reason to not replant the tree is if the land was being used for something but then the tree would have been cut down anyway ship or not.
- rocqua 5y agoThe original quote at the top of this thread says that ships were build from trees that were felled _and not replaced_. The discussion started from that assumption.
- socialdemocrat 5y agoAnyone interested in a fair comparison should point out the error of that comparison. Using wood in a managed forest it’s not a bad thing. It’s greatly preferable to extracting coal and oil.