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Re:Most clean power purchasing strategies do little to cut e... by blueflow on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @08:12AM (#40222138)
Because the fuel for the wood freighter is fossil carbon! This is an argument against fossil carbon, not against biomass.
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Re:Most clean power purchasing strategies do little to cut e... by pyrale on Wednesday May 01, 2024 @01:19PM (#40226276)
> Because the fuel for the wood freighter is fossil carbon!

No; the reason is that this wood is a byproduct of land use change, which is a source of increased carbon emissions [1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_use,_land-use_change,_and...

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