Hjarsen Thor wrote: >From the recent contribution copied below to the list, it seems to me as >some foresters thinks it's a solution to global warming to make distubances >in natural forests to keep up CO2 sequestrations? I am shocked! Earlier I >have also seen arguments on the benefits of making large scale plantations >to squestrate CO2. Plantations have even been made in the South by electric >companies in the North to compensate for establishment of new power plants. >By promoting such practise plantations will in the end occupy territorry >that could otherwise be used by poor farmers. >I find such solutions unethical from a biological and social view point. >If you look at sequestration rates, trees are not very efficient for this >purpose. As an example, sea water have a much higher CO2 binding capacity. >Thus, enlarging the contactsurface between sea water and the atmosphere >would very likely be much more efficient. This could be done by just >breaking down some dams. This is ofcorse a joke since this solution is just >as unacceptable to human societies. >A much more rational and far sighted approach will be to direct activities >and investments into a Global attempt of reducing the EMISSIONS. This could >be done by development and introduction of cleaner technology and putting >constraints on use of products which causes relatively high contribution to >the atmospheric CO2 pool. >To make plantations or "disturbe" natural forests with the purpose of >removing CO2 will not deal with the problems but only the symptoms. Young stands are a CO2 sink especially compared to pastures and croplands. In the Eastern United States, there is a lot of marginal farmland and pastureland that should be converted to stands of trees both pines and hardwoods. This would be little burden on a few if any landowners. The reduction of emissions could be addressed maybe by taking paper that cannot be recycled for whatever reason, pelletizing it, and use it as fuel for power generation. Fewer mines, less net CO2, less sulfur and nitrogen emissions, and less use of land fill space. Regards, Vic
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