• @Twanquility@feddit.dk
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    229 days ago

    Not to mention the area needed, for the amount of trees needed. Trees also decompose, so the storage function is different, but people are quick to assume.

    • @ubergeek@lemmy.today
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      228 days ago

      Decomp still sequesters most of the carbon into the soil, which next gen plants uptake some.

      Not to mention, a single sq km of algae sequesters tons annually.

      And not even mentioning the add on sequesters: New trees bring whole ecosystems, and promote savannah and meadow formation, which also sequesters carbon.