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> the burying/sinking of organic matter Sure, if you bury wood in deep mines and seal them, you are removing carbon from the biosphere. But for that, it doesn
by enriquto 5y ago
> the burying/sinking of organic matter
Sure, if you bury wood in deep mines and seal them, you are removing carbon from the biosphere. But for that, it doesn't really matter if it was wood that you grew or an already existing forest. The mere act of planting is neutral, it's the burying that is important.
By that, you notice that it would be fairly idiotic to keep unearthing old carbon and burying new carbon at the same time. Thus, it is absolutely essential to stop unearthing million-year-old carbon and putting it in circulation.
- mistrial9 5y agoThe statement here is "all plants are carbon neutral" and therefore ".. carbon mitigation actions involving plants are idiotic" ?! .. Can someone with actual knowledge please break this thought-cycle while I am not thinking about consecutive 43+ (110F) degree days here?
- enriquto 5y agoPlanting plants is great and it will make you and me happy. I also love plants and forests. But if we still keep mining oil and burning it, we'll have warmer and warmer days every year due to the greenhouse effect.
- inglor_cz 5y agoPlanting big forests will change local microclimate, though. A lot more rain than without them. For this reason, living in the heavily forested countries on the equator is much more tolerable than living in the interior of the Arabian peninsula.