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A quick google search suggests there are about 500 trillion pounds of oil left and about 1000 trillion pounds of living biomass. Assuming 5:1 mass:carbon ratio,
by wyager 5y ago
A quick google search suggests there are about 500 trillion pounds of oil left and about 1000 trillion pounds of living biomass. Assuming 5:1 mass:carbon ratio, it shouldn’t more than ~quadruple the total biomass. We could definitely fit that by turning the Sahara into a rainforest or something.
- danuker 5y ago> turning the Sahara into a rainforest or something I was surprised that Sahara has been green cyclically. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara#Desertification_and_prehistoric_climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara#Desertification_and_pre...