Well 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 sti

Well 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.