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Re:Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmos... by noselasd on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @06:29PM (#19559206)
No, that's not happening. The carbon is by and large stored in the cellulose, hemicellulose and ligning of the wood.

That carbon will go back to co2 again if the wood rots or burns - but not when it dries.

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