Re:The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy
by Aerroon on Saturday September 17, 2022 @10:53AM
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Once trees die they will release all that CO2 back into the atmosphere anyway. And trees will naturally die. Then another tree will grow in its place over time.
It's not a permanent storage of CO2 unless we cut it down and bury it or build something long-lasting with it.
Re:The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy
by victorbstan on Saturday September 17, 2022 @11:34AM
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I don't think that's true, how does "all the CO2" get released back into the atmosphere? During the decomposition of wood there are a lot of bacteria, fungi, worms, etc. that feed on the carcass of a dead tree. It doesn't just "evaporate" into the atmosphere...
Re:The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy
by smallnamespace on Saturday September 17, 2022 @11:57AM
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The bacteria, fungi etc. emit CO2 as part of their metabolic process, just like you and I do.
Re:The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy
by BenjiWiebe on Sunday September 18, 2022 @10:08AM
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There's also carbon sequestered in the soil. Decomposition doesn't end up with the entire tree evaporating.
Re:The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy
by drekk on Saturday September 17, 2022 @01:19PM
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It's great that 95%+ of the people we consider experts in these fields don't matter because CO2 is something plants breathe? Famously you can never have too much of a good thing. Impossible to overdose on water as we all know.
If one believe CO2 is an issue (personally I don’t buy it), then burning trees is not a great way to fix the issue.