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Does burying wood actually work? I'm assuming it's a little more complicated than literally burying it, cause wouldn't it decay and release carbon at some point
by katangafor 2y ago
Does burying wood actually work? I'm assuming it's a little more complicated than literally burying it, cause wouldn't it decay and release carbon at some point anyway?
- devilbunny 2y agoWithout oxygen, any decay is going to be incredibly slow. They're still pulling usable timber from trees that sank in rivers after being cut in the southeastern US 200 years ago. It's not cheap, but if you want some real old-growth oak, it's a viable source. And that's not a completely anaerobic environment.
- williamdclt 2y ago200y is not really an incredibly long time at all
- devilbunny 2y agoNo, it's not, but that's without any noticeable decay. A tree that's been felled in that environment and left above ground will rot very quickly.
- Arrath 2y agoAs most of the heavy construction and earth moving equipment you'd use to bury the wood will be burning diesel and releasing carbon the entire time, you enter some new Tyranny of the Rocket/Wagon equation.