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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by WalterBright on Thursday April 20, 2023 @03:50AM (#35637426)
Your equation overlooks simply growing trees. Build houses with the lumber instead of burning them.
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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by bryanlarsen on Thursday April 20, 2023 @12:53PM (#35642800)
Have you run the numbers on that? It takes 10 years to grow a tree. How many trees does it take to sequester gigatonnes of CO2? Some trees are useful, that many trees aren't.
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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by WalterBright on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:09PM (#35643862)
> How many trees does it take to sequester gigatonnes of CO2?

Are you saying biofuels are not only ineffective at reducing CO2 emissions, but impractical as well?

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