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keestie t1_j5xjtmb wrote

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

The faster a tree grows, the weaker the wood is, and the more quickly it rots and releases a good amount of that carbon. I doubt there's a genetic hack to change that correlation, tho I might be wrong.

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Skatterbrayne t1_j5xmnqg wrote

The wood wouldn't be allowed to rot, genetically altered or not. It would get stored in some hermetic location and become a permanent carbon sink.

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Sharp_Iodine t1_j5xujys wrote

I was hoping more for carbon fixation in the form of sugars.

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