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Is Burying the Trees Killed by Wildfires a Climate Solution? Proponents tout biomass burial to create carbon credits as a win-win-win for the climate, fire-scarred landscapes & emissions offsets (insideclimatenews.org)
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[–] Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 month ago

Here's a wild idea: How about we stop digging up and burning the carbon that's already buried?

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 10 points 1 month ago

Hint: the answer is "no".

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Burying with diesel-powered digging equipment, I'm sure.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

You don't really expect anything sensible from people with ideas like "let's bury dead trees to stop climate change?", right?

[–] Steve 4 points 1 month ago

I didn't see any numbers about carbon burried vs carbon burned in the process of burying. Do we know those things?

[–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

There is a correct way to do this, because charred logs promote healthy soil growth in a forest. But this, is not at all how you work with nature.