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Trees burning and then forest regrowth is carbon-neutral. (Today's fire releases the last few decade's worth of CO2 temporarily, but then starts recapturing it.

• MrVandemar 3y ago
  Probably even more than carbon neutral, because some of that carbon gets folded into the soil layer.
  • imtringued 3y ago
    That only works if you turn the wood into biochar. If you burn the tree down completely, only ash remains.
    • olddustytrail 3y ago
      Ash is mostly carbon.
• labster 3y ago
  Desertification is not carbon neutral, though. You have to have the forest regrow to do that. It might be radiation budget negative though, because forests have pretty low albedo, and deserts reflect a lot more light.