IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from being developed

Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by jwr on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:08AM (#25927235)

Well, in terms of carbon in the atmosphere, making furniture from wood actually makes a lot of sense, assuming you use sustainable forestry (replant the same amount or more).

That carbon in your furniture isn't going into the air anytime soon, hopefully never.

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by vbezhenar on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:07AM (#25927729)

I run some numbers in the past and I think that going all-in to wood houses and stuff really makes lots of sense. It's not a solution to all CO2 problems, but having lots of wood in the forests AND lots of wood in people houses allows to keep a sizeable chunk of carbon from atmosphere.

It's a shame that wood is not as popular nowadays.

Of course people should regrow two trees for every one cut.

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by jojobas on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:13AM (#25927794)

Wood rots in landfills. You have to char it to stop that.

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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by marcinzm on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @12:16PM (#25930806)

Googling studies indicates that the vast vast majority of carbon (97%) does not get released but simply stays in landfills.

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