HerefordSire":oeillwv4 said:
CPL":oeillwv4 said:
HS, how many credits will I get for having a billion trees growing in the fence rows. I know for a fact we have more trees on our place that Obama's Chicago house does.
Good question. One would think credits should be allocated to carbon reducing assets and or actions. The quantity of trees would not be as accurate as the rate of carbon removal which is probably species specific. According to Joe, the carbon removal rate decreases with age after a minimum age.
Just guessing, I would say zero unless you are a corporation.
Species does play a role as does age stocking and other variables but they can be calculated rather accurately. But what about the shrubs around your house, your pastures? All these things sequester carbon. Making people pay more for their power or goods just so they can pay someone to fill out a form to say this carbon is going into the boxwoods at the front of your house is ridiculus.
I recently read some information on the new era of timber growing and the "expert" suggested us changing our contracts so the wording would read "we retain the carbon rights" . I guess I'll be needing to hire 50 accountants to make a paper trail on each board cut and where it goes and whose house it goes into. And then, I guess I'll need to put a carbon lien on the house to be sure the owner doesn't sell the house without my permission.
Is it just me or is this stuff just total nonsense. :???: