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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread
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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (18801)12/22/2007 1:37:34 PM
From: neolib  Read Replies (2) of 36921
 

My point is that plants would quickly suck the surplus out [not at the maximum rate or even the average during the CO2 reduction phase each year]. But it would certainly be a LOT quicker than your 100+ year idea.

The only slight problem here is that plants will not in fact suck out the human increased CO2. Which is why I'm belaboring you. Plants only sequester carbon if new forests are growing, or areas which were not filled with plant life are filled with new plant life. Once the forests reach maturity, or the new areas are filled with plants, they again become carbon neutral. Details...
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