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		heavyset_go on Oct 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We need to take CO2 out of the sky Vegetative growth and forests are long-term carbon sinks, even though they reach a carbon neutral equilibrium once matured.

jazzyjackson on Oct 5, 2021 [–]

I'm not convinced that forests are carbon neutral, once they are mature they can continue to support ecosystem growth where more and larger animals can exist: keystone species are made out of carbon too ;)

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