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> You want compost for growing things, not because it fixes carbon. It doesn't fix carbon. A composted plant fixes carbon more than a combusted one. It's the c
by theteapot 3y ago
> You want compost for growing things, not because it fixes carbon. It doesn't fix carbon.
A composted plant fixes carbon more than a combusted one. It's the carbon capture.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoDepending on how the compost is used, sure, but you have to do a lifecycle analysis to determine whether this ultimately results in more carbon fixed than carbon (or carbon-equivalent greenhouse gases) released. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/acs.est.2c05846/suppl_file/es2c05846_si_001.pdf https://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/acs.est.2c05846/suppl... > Offsetting nitrogen fertilizer use is particularly important with respect to net GHG emissions because fertilizer production (e.g., urea) is energy- and emissions-intensive to produce.