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<blockquote data-quote="N.Yorks." data-source="post: 7416576" data-attributes="member: 46426"><p>Not quite..... you put trees in the ground and as they grow in size the tree sequesters carbon into the wood, so at intervals in the woodland/forests life - 5,15,25,35 years etc, it is possible to calculate the amount of carbon that has been taken up and fixed within the wood. At those intervals the woodland is monitored to make sure it is still there and the carbon uptake/sequestered is then verified. Once verified the carbon that has been fixed can then be traded or be paid for by our government. Therefore you plant a succesful woodland and get an income over the life of the trees. As the deciduous trees drop their leaves annually these will drop to the ground and add to the soil carbon store etc.</p><p></p><p>Once the trees get to the end of their lifecycle they either fall over and rot slowly, which I'm guessing won't happen in reality, or the timber will be harvested. If the timber is used for construction or something similar that allows the wood to stay as wood/fibre then the carbon remains in a solid form. If the timber is burnt and the CO2 is released to the atmosphere then we're back to the beggining of the cycle.........</p><p></p><p>Government is kick starting the carbon payments to get the carbon capture/trading system going, then it will be the drive for net zero by 2050 that will make business buy the carbon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="N.Yorks., post: 7416576, member: 46426"] Not quite..... you put trees in the ground and as they grow in size the tree sequesters carbon into the wood, so at intervals in the woodland/forests life - 5,15,25,35 years etc, it is possible to calculate the amount of carbon that has been taken up and fixed within the wood. At those intervals the woodland is monitored to make sure it is still there and the carbon uptake/sequestered is then verified. Once verified the carbon that has been fixed can then be traded or be paid for by our government. Therefore you plant a succesful woodland and get an income over the life of the trees. As the deciduous trees drop their leaves annually these will drop to the ground and add to the soil carbon store etc. Once the trees get to the end of their lifecycle they either fall over and rot slowly, which I'm guessing won't happen in reality, or the timber will be harvested. If the timber is used for construction or something similar that allows the wood to stay as wood/fibre then the carbon remains in a solid form. If the timber is burnt and the CO2 is released to the atmosphere then we're back to the beggining of the cycle......... Government is kick starting the carbon payments to get the carbon capture/trading system going, then it will be the drive for net zero by 2050 that will make business buy the carbon. [/QUOTE]
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