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Terra Preta as a form of carbon capture?

silverharp · 2023-09-01 10:16:34

Apparently Bill Gates is setting up a company to I sh1t you not, grow trees and bury them in caves, a bonkers idea to say the least, on the other hand a possible way to salvage something from it is Terra Preta , lock carbon into the earth which would help agricultural production. The idea would be to carbonise wood using…

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01-09-2023 11:16am

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silverharp

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Apparently Bill Gates is setting up a company to I sh1t you not, grow trees and bury them in caves, a bonkers idea to say the least, on the other hand a possible way to salvage something from it is Terra Preta , lock carbon into the earth which would help agricultural production. The idea would be to carbonise wood using solar powered system which would then create a product that would have an economic value. does it have any merit as an idea? at least it would have some benefit instead of grifting carbon credits

https://youtu.be/CKxCg5tnRbY?si=EmNwh8vDoSu8tnM6

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#2 01-09-2023 2:06pm
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sounds like a horrendous idea (i haven't watched the video) - yet more pressure to treat trees as a crop.

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