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shanem t1_j5w23hb wrote

Reply to comment by MatrioticMuckraker in Researchers unveil the least costly carbon capture system to date - down to $39 per metric ton. by PNNL

Trees aren't a silver bullet though .They're slow on up take and then eventually die and release the carbon.

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Hot_Egg5840 t1_j5wmg8p wrote

Not if you put them underground and compress them to take up less room.

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merlinsbeers t1_j5xhkiz wrote

Or build a house.

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shanem t1_j5yqex4 wrote

You likely can't build enough houses to matter as well it will still decay at some point that's too soon

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shanem t1_j5yq8gp wrote

That doesn't address their slow up take.

Farming then Harvesting the trees in a sustainable and scalable way that doesn't destroy forests seems prohibitive. Do you have a citation otherwise?

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Hot_Egg5840 t1_j5yxpnw wrote

No citation, just a guess that the "fossil fuel" started off as trees that were eventually buried and crushed.

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shanem t1_j607ee2 wrote

It was, but that process took millions of years and compression we likely can't replicate or sustainability

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