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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

A shorter version of my latest column

-Hayes Brown, Bluesky

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Panel one: [off-screen] Fox News: Taylor Swift's plane is emitting soo much carbon Angry Goose: Why are carbon emissions bad? Panel 2: [Man labeled Fox News being chased] Goose: Explain why carbon emissions are bad, coward!!!

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Without context this link is just bad. Plant growth will not reduce CO2 levels because biosphere is temporary store or carbon (since it is a part of the carbon cycle)

We are putting carbon (into the atmosphere) that was previously buried. So putting a tiny bit of it back into plants doesn't help because:

  • those plants will die and release the carbon back
  • the number of plants added is inconsequential compared to the deforestation
  • the number of plants needed to offset additional carbon is humongous
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