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> A carbon sink is anything, natural or otherwise, that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period and thereby rem
by shzhdbi09gv8ioi 3y ago
> A carbon sink is anything, natural or otherwise, that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period and thereby removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
- tomp 3y agoIndeed, that's why I said "coal". If a tree doesn't become coal, it's not storing C for an _indefinite_ amount of time, but for definite, relatively short amount of time. A tree either rots, burns, or is used for housing, in which case, again, it either rots or burns. Unless it becomes coal.
- 11235813213455 3y agoso with coal & hydrocarbures, trees are actual storage mecanism
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago> If a tree doesn't become coal, it's not storing C for an _indefinite_ amount of time, but for definite, relatively short amount of time. A tree either rots, burns, or is used for housing, in which case, again, it either rots or burns. Unless it becomes coal. I don't think that's actually true; if a tree rots (either in place or after being part of a house), some of the carbon is released to the atmosphere, but the rest goes into the soil. In any event, taking carbon out of the atmosphere seems beneficial even if it is only for a few decades.
- partitioned 3y agoWhen you say something this dumb does it make you doubt everything else you believe or do you double down on your cognitive impairment