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Does planting Trees actually deliver carbon capture
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<blockquote data-quote="Muddyroads" data-source="post: 7307385" data-attributes="member: 81810"><p>I too have serious doubts that trees will help anything. </p><p>Carbon release causing global warming fundamentally comes from burning oil, gas and coal, releasing GHG’s which have previously been locked away for millions of years. To a lesser degree, burning other carbon based fuels such as wood and straw will play a lesser part. The natural methane cycle, whether it’s from ruminants or rice, is just that, a cycle.</p><p>Anyone who thinks planting trees in this country will be a suitable replacement for those burnt in the Amazon is misguided, especially if they’re replacing permanent pasture.</p><p>Unless the timber from trees is used or locked away, any gain they give will be short lived.</p><p>What never seems to get mentioned is the likely viability of the trees now being planted. We have Dutch Elm, Sudden Oak Death and Ash Die Back. Our changing climate is only likely to lead to more tree diseases, particularly fungal attacks, which render the timber useless, so it either rots or gets burned, releas all the carbon back into the atmosphere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Muddyroads, post: 7307385, member: 81810"] I too have serious doubts that trees will help anything. Carbon release causing global warming fundamentally comes from burning oil, gas and coal, releasing GHG’s which have previously been locked away for millions of years. To a lesser degree, burning other carbon based fuels such as wood and straw will play a lesser part. The natural methane cycle, whether it’s from ruminants or rice, is just that, a cycle. Anyone who thinks planting trees in this country will be a suitable replacement for those burnt in the Amazon is misguided, especially if they’re replacing permanent pasture. Unless the timber from trees is used or locked away, any gain they give will be short lived. What never seems to get mentioned is the likely viability of the trees now being planted. We have Dutch Elm, Sudden Oak Death and Ash Die Back. Our changing climate is only likely to lead to more tree diseases, particularly fungal attacks, which render the timber useless, so it either rots or gets burned, releas all the carbon back into the atmosphere. [/QUOTE]
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