goathill t1_ir0mplc wrote on October 4, 2022 at 2:03 PM

This is gonna be even harder to measure than with forests. I do think we should account for carbon sequestration in soil, but it's far harder to measure and find homogenous enough soil. Plus, with the way forest carbon accounting has ended up, it'll be a sham anyway.

I want this to work, but the logistics of digging one soil pit versus some quick work with a prism and notebook to account for carbon is something which gives me pause.

WiartonWilly t1_ir2t02g wrote on October 4, 2022 at 10:24 PM

We at least need to bury the notion that the earth will ever create more coal from atmospheric carbon dioxide. Coal deposition stopped when fungi learned how to eat wood, and the carbon budget hasn’t been the same since.