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Written by Martin Pigeon on 2024-08-22 at 09:40

"it would take between 44 and 104 years for new trees to absorb as much CO2 as the amount generated by #wood #bioenergy that displaces #coal."

“Our conclusion is [replacing coal with wood to generate electricity] actually makes #climate change worse”.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02676-z

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Written by Isaac Ji Kuo on 2024-08-22 at 13:02

@Martin_Pigeon

I don't understand why it has to be wood from trees. Bamboo famously grows really fast, so it would be carbon neutral really fast.

Trees? I can understand the appeal for the money grubbers, since they get to use wood that has been growing for decades without them lifting a finger.

But from a policy point of view, bamboo rather than trees should have been a no-brainer.

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Written by Martin Pigeon on 2024-08-22 at 22:28

@isaackuo I don't think we should keep CO2-emitting power production when we have decarbonised options. Electricity is the easier part ;)

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