Re:The world has more trees than it did 35 years ago (2021)
by Scarblac on Monday September 12, 2022 @05:21PM
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But the 100 year old tree that was removed (and everything growing on it and in the soil near it) added a lot of CO2 to the air, and it's unlikely that was grows back now will be as rich in biodiversity and CO2 binding capacity than the old one.
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Re:The world has more trees than it did 35 years ago (2021)
by NAHWheatCracker on Monday September 12, 2022 @05:50PM
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Forgive me if I misunderstand, but the carbon is in the 100 year old tree and when it's cut down and turned into something it's still there. So that carbon is sitting the walls of a house, furniture, or sheafs of paper, isn't it?
Disregarding cutting the tree down to just burn it for heat, obviously.