There is nothing carbon neutral about cutting down trees, using energy to make them into pellets, putting those pellets on a diesel freighter to cross the ocean, and then setting them on fire.
this post was submitted on 26 Dec 2024
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They fear the lag between when the emissions escape from power plant chimneys and when new trees are able to absorb carbon will create a “carbon debt” which could accelerate the climate crisis in the near term
Exactly. Planting trees is the only thing that is positive in this equation.
Burning wood = more CO2
Cuting down trees = less carbon capture = more CO2 in the future
The only reduction happens at the place trees are planted and if that is in another country then you are not reducing your country's carbon footprint. And if the exporting country isnt planting trees than you might as well burn oil in regards to CO2 emissions.