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Dead trees keep surprisingly large amounts of carbon out of atmosphere

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91 points PaulHoule | 1 comments | 14 Apr 25 14:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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everdrive ◴[14 Apr 25 16:38 UTC] No.43683180[source]▶
I'm very confused by this -- does the rate rate of carbon release matter more than the total volume? Won't the carbon in the trees eventually be released, just on a slower timeframe.
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1. WastedCucumber ◴[14 Apr 25 16:50 UTC] No.43683282[source]▶
I'm not sure what you question is getting at, but yes, the carbon will eventually be released from any wood. If wood-as-carbon-storage was going to be actively applied towards climate change, then it would be important to control the rate of released, by, for example, using the wood in buildings, burying it, or submerging it in water, so that it wouldn't decompose from fungus or termites.