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Superficially agree, but I would like to point out that while a tree is neutral, a forest is more of a sink, because as trees die new ones germinate. Thus the f
by ip26 5y ago
Superficially agree, but I would like to point out that while a tree is neutral, a forest is more of a sink, because as trees die new ones germinate. Thus the forest can retain carbon indefinitely.
- enriquto 5y agoIt really depends on the definition of "neutral". Is it neutral with respect to the atmosphere or to the biosphere? I'm very skeptical that as we keep mining new carbon from the deeps every year, we con manage to put all this carbon into the biosphere, and none into the atmosphere.
- ip26 5y agoI’m not saying we can effectively offset fossil carbon by growing the biosphere - we’re currently shrinking the biosphere after all - but it’s an additional benefit to restoring damaged ecosystems.