Published: October 31, 2024

  • themurphy@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    So the best thing you can do with a tree, is to cut it down and use it as materials, if we want to release as little CO2 as possible?

    And ofc this depends on new trees being planted in its stead.

    • gsfraley@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      Yes. Growing a tree from sapling to a giant trunk removes significantly more carbon from the atmosphere than an existing trunk sitting there at mass, unable to store much more carbon.

      And yes, that’s why I clarified that new trees would need to be planted, right on the money.

    • 0x0@programming.dev
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      1 day ago

      And ofc this depends on new trees being planted in its stead.

      Hence farming trees…