On Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:35:47 +0100, Chris Green wrote:

T i m wrote:
On 16 Apr 2021 19:39:49 GMT, David wrote:


If you burn the wood you are releasing any carbon that may be
captured, plus, creating extra pollution in the form of particulates.

However the tree decays the carbon is released,

Yes, as I said with:

"and to allow any
carbon locked up in them to be retained as long as possible.

If you burn the wood you are releasing any carbon that may be
captured, plus, creating extra pollution in the form of particulates.

and it needs lots of
oxygen in the process. Burning it does it quicker but that's about
the only difference.

And then you look for more wood to burn and it releases that carbon
quicker etc etc.

That's the whole purpose of a 'sink' (be it heat or carbon) in that it
stays off any issues for longer and therefore gives things time to
balance easier.

Take a tree that took 200 years to capture the carbon and burn it you
are likely to be burning it entirely in a lot less than 200 years?

Cheers, T i m