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Re:The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy by Aerroon on Saturday September 17, 2022 @10:53AM (#32877997)
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.

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Re:The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy by victorbstan on Saturday September 17, 2022 @11:34AM (#32878341)
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...
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Re:The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy by smallnamespace on Saturday September 17, 2022 @11:57AM (#32878541)
The bacteria, fungi etc. emit CO2 as part of their metabolic process, just like you and I do.
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Re:The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy by BenjiWiebe on Sunday September 18, 2022 @10:08AM (#32887686)
There's also carbon sequestered in the soil. Decomposition doesn't end up with the entire tree evaporating.
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