Learn more at https://www.naturecanada.ca/lostinthewoodsBy overcounting how much carbon their forests suck up, and undercounting how much carbon their indust...
As a Canadian it appears the wildfires are about to get worse anyway thanks to climate change.
I know we have to do better but to play Canuck devil’s advocate, we are limiting the artificial removal of old-growth forest which is a human choice whereas wildfires aren’t our choice (except in the cases of arson and controlled burns).
Landfills, papermills, mining operations, gas flaring and other industries all release emissions that I think are not all accounted for. That’s why satellite imagery can get better net numbers over an estimation given by each individual organization.
True, but I think the argument is that if we’re not including natural carbon sources, we shouldn’t be including natural carbon sinks either. If we’re counting old growth forests left alone as part of a carbon credit, they it follows that we should include forest fires as a carbon debit. That or leave both off the table and just look at artificial sources and sinks for net emissions.
As a Canadian it appears the wildfires are about to get worse anyway thanks to climate change.
I know we have to do better but to play Canuck devil’s advocate, we are limiting the artificial removal of old-growth forest which is a human choice whereas wildfires aren’t our choice (except in the cases of arson and controlled burns).
Landfills, papermills, mining operations, gas flaring and other industries all release emissions that I think are not all accounted for. That’s why satellite imagery can get better net numbers over an estimation given by each individual organization.
True, but I think the argument is that if we’re not including natural carbon sources, we shouldn’t be including natural carbon sinks either. If we’re counting old growth forests left alone as part of a carbon credit, they it follows that we should include forest fires as a carbon debit. That or leave both off the table and just look at artificial sources and sinks for net emissions.