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I think that the post was saying that it doesn’t require us to take carbon out from deep within earth and put it into the atmosphere.
by l33t233372 4y ago
I think that the post was saying that it doesn’t require us to take carbon out from deep within earth and put it into the atmosphere.
- uoaei 4y agoIt's an irrelevant point. Carbon emissions include logistics and manufacturing operations.
- ttyprintk 4y agoMaybe not specifically addressed in this article, but those researchers also look at CO2 emissions from simply disturbing the land and converting grassland for farming. In Brazil, burning rainforest for ag use looks very bad abroad. Should be similar on the American prairie.
- sbradford26 4y agoThe issues is that it does. Using tractors to farm and harvest it all, all the industrial processes to create fertilizer all require carbon to be taken from within the earth. If you only look at the corn to fuel yes it doesn't produce as much additional carbon, but once you include all the externalities you have more carbon emitting processes.