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Explain like I’m 5: Why is this better than just growing trees and then cutting them down and burying them so the co2 never gets back into the atmosphere?
by jonplackett 3y ago
Explain like I’m 5:
Why is this better than just growing trees and then cutting them down and burying them so the co2 never gets back into the atmosphere?
- j16sdiz 3y agoYour plan don't have the ecological and geological risk of pumping acid into the ground. You cant get VC funding without risk.
- mchannon 3y agoOne reason, and not a very compelling one, is that trees in certain latitudes exacerbate global warming by absorbing more heat than naturally occurring grasses (which tend to be more reflective). In sum, it’s not better.
- pojzon 3y agoIts not, but we are slowly becoming desperate and rich ppl feel like they have to have a plan B in case Earth becomes unhabitable.
- thinkcontext 3y agoBurying trees is too unwieldy to be practical. Burning the trees and capturing the resulting co2 is more feasible. It's an example of BECCS, bio energy carbon capture and sequestration, some argue it's a practical solution.
- Bellend 3y agoDo that but with spent nuclear fuel. A few million trees compressed into a barrel.