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by rr808 1405 days ago
Nice idea but surely all the chainsaws, loaders, trucks, diggers would burn so much diesel it isn't worth it?
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Unlikely. Compare the size/mass of the gas tank on a truck to the load of trees it is carrying. This approach gives a very rough estimate of the carbon used vs sequestered.
That's a good point. Though, it might be possible to tack the sequestration step onto existing thinning and/or fuel reduction projects.
You should be able to electrify all of those components at this point, no? Sorry maybe that is a dumb question, I just dont know.
Well not really the loaders and trucks yet. I don't think there are any commercial semis, but https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2022/05/13/big-rigs... seems to suggest that they are coming.