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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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