And wetlands release methane don't they? Or have I got that wrong?Vegetation will rot and release CO2 and other gases unless the conditions around the vegetation are anaerobic.
In other words swamp conditions.
I don't mind the hard of thinking not understanding this. I do mind govts setting policy on the basis of complete bollox.There are 2 'kinds' of carbon; the carbon that is part of the carbon cycle which goes round and round (clue's in the name) and the extracted carbon which comes from oil , coal and gas.
There is no point in fiddling with the carbon cycle until the problem of extracted carbon is dealt with.
Why do people have so much difficulty understanding this??
Sorry those conditions give rixse to methane production afar worse issueVegetation will rot and release CO2 and other gases unless the conditions around the vegetation are anaerobic.
In other words swamp conditions.
And wetlands release methane don't they? Or have I got that wrong?
Because it simply doesn't suit - point the finger and the other fingers point back at you!There are 2 'kinds' of carbon; the carbon that is part of the carbon cycle which goes round and round (clue's in the name) and the extracted carbon which comes from oil , coal and gas.
There is no point in fiddling with the carbon cycle until the problem of extracted carbon is dealt with.
Why do people have so much difficulty understanding this??
You're following it through well, - and it's very good that several here are thinking about/grasping some of the building blocks of what happens when you plant trees/burn oil.Woodlands do not need to be anaerobic to capture carbon. Yes vegetation rots but it is in symbiosis with fungal, yeast, worm, mammal, avian, insect, reptilian, etc production along with retention in timber. A wood is an ecosystem not a collection of trees. Even row cropped softwoods contribute to a capturing system that extends beyond yield class evaluation of timber gains. Further more calculations based on yield class growth take no account of leaf drop, fruit production, branch casting through shading etc during the life of the tree and make no consideration of lop and top remaining on the site at felling.
If a deer that would not previously inhabit an area is born and raised in a developing woodland it is capturing carbon, if a worm eats a leaf it is capturing carbon, likewise every bacteria, microbe and animal that belongs to that system.
I know my p.p builds soil because rocks visible 15 years ago are now covered with soil, but, my deciduous trees have one heck of a natural mulch below them. I wouldn't like to bet on which is the better performing system without a great deal of site specific research and evaluation.
Depends on many variables. Apart from the fuel burnt to do the job the biggest is probably the existing soil carbon level. Much land that's ploughed every year doesn't actually have much carbon left in it to release!How much carbon does ploughing release?