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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by enriquto on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @06:39AM (#25927018)
Thus, growing a tree and burning the wood (or disposing of it) is 100% carbon neutral. What's the problem, then?
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by TeMPOraL on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @06:58AM (#25927143)
The problem is that it's useless for sequestering carbon that's already in air, that we sourced from deep underground.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by enriquto on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:09AM (#25927240)
Yes, the obvious step would be to stop burning fossil carbon, it seems like a much more pressing issue than sequestering the one that is already in the atmosphere.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by kaybe on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:42PM (#25931222)
By now we need to do both, there is already too much carbon in the atmosphere. If you look at the IPCC projections, 1.5°C is only achievable with carbon capture of some sorts [0] (if at all). Research and development for this has to be pushed yesterday.

Though word is in the air that the previous assessments might have been very optimistic.. although that will probably only be discussed in 2022 when the 6th assessment report is to be published. Which presses the issue only further.

[0] https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/2/2019/02/SPM3...

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by fastball on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @11:30AM (#25930222)
People probably aren't going to be flying around in wood-powered passenger jets any time soon.
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