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“the issue is that they eventually die and rot, and then that carbon gets released right back into the atmosphere” You make it sound like a rapid process. Univ
by codefreakxff 5y ago
“the issue is that they eventually die and rot, and then that carbon gets released right back into the atmosphere”
You make it sound like a rapid process. Univ of Arizona did a study that showed CO2 emissions of dead trees was lower than living ones due to the rotting process being very slow compared to a living trees normal respiration cycle
- antognini 5y agoWell the timescale of climate change is on the order of a few decades to a century. The decomposition process is somewhat slow by human standards, but it's still fast compared to a century. In order to effectively remove CO2 from the atmosphere to prevent climate change, it needs to be removed on timescales longer than a century.
- jazzyjackson 5y agodecomposition doesn’t evaporate the tree into the air, it can build the soil and become habitat for larger animals (which also count as biomass)