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>I would have expected the carbon density of oil to be much higher! You're comparing by weight, so density (which is mass/volume) isn't a part of it. 1kg of wo
by po 4y ago
>I would have expected the carbon density of oil to be much higher!
You're comparing by weight, so density (which is mass/volume) isn't a part of it. 1kg of wood will take up more space than 1kg of oil. So the density is higher but equal weights of 'mostly hydro-carbon' will release equal amounts of CO2.
- oliwary 4y agoThat’s a very good point. It seems like the densities are relatively similar as well though [0][1]. Not saying they’re the same, but even the fact that they’re in the same order of magnitude was surprising to me. Seems like filling a 1km^3 with wood could offset all CO2 emitted for over 20 years! [0] https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wood-density-d_40.html https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wood-density-d_40.html [1] https://www.transmountain.com/about-petroleum-liquids https://www.transmountain.com/about-petroleum-liquids
- boltzmann-brain 4y agowhich is precisely why I've spent the last 15 years petitioning the government for an all-wood generational ship to take us to the nearest extrasolar goldilocks planet