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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
 
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[–] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

Until the tree dies and rots or burns

Specifically replanting all the forests we cut down during the age of sail is just capturing the carbon that was released when those sailing ships rotted

If we wanted to keep the carbon captured which we captured with plants, we would have to store those plants where they are safe from rot or burn them in a (not yet invented) carbon capturing furnace

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 1 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Decomp still sequesters carbon... where do you think all the oil came from, to begin with?

[–] psud@aussie.zone 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Oil came from plants before there were bacteria that can digest wood

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Lol, ok.

You need to read up a bit more... that is not how we got oil...

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Right. So all we need to do is deposit the wood in anoxic water and bury it.

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