The problem isnt people burning things occasionally.
The problem is single companies burning the output of a hundred thousand people on a daily basis. And cruise ships. Tankers. Oil wells. Planes. Ships. Etc
The commercial and industrial sector like to offload the burden to us to make us feel bad for leaving a light on and having a bonfire but maybe look at a coal power plant and the Las Vegas strip. Or the shipping and plane apps.
That’s still a potentially renewable resource, as far as the wood itself.
Burning wood produces pretty much exactly as much carbon as it takes to regrow the wood, so give it enough time it should equalize itself within decades… Maybe low triple digits of years…
Iirc sailing ships are faster than modern ships in ideal conditions, considering we have the means to plan around those conditions you’d think we’d use sails more often.
Sailing ships are considerably slower than engine driven ships, especially given they usually have to sail way the hell out of their way to chase prevailing winds.
Modern cargo vessels have to be able to do things like pass under bridges over harbor mouths that large rigging couldn’t easily do, and most require fairly clear access to the decks for cargo loading/unloading, particularly intermodal shipping containers.
You do see a strange kind of “sail” called a Flettner rotor being used on occasion, which is a fairly easy system to bolt onto a modern cargo ship, it can be raised and lowered without much of a problem, and it can improve fuel efficiency by harnessing wind.
The problem isnt people burning things occasionally.
The problem is single companies burning the output of a hundred thousand people on a daily basis. And cruise ships. Tankers. Oil wells. Planes. Ships. Etc
The commercial and industrial sector like to offload the burden to us to make us feel bad for leaving a light on and having a bonfire but maybe look at a coal power plant and the Las Vegas strip. Or the shipping and plane apps.
Wood pellets are exactly that kind of large industrial operation, with the pellets mostly shipped to power plants
Ah yes of course. I was thinking of home use pellets.
Yeah, so long as the number of home users does not rise, they can be ok. Most of the world getting off fossil fuels can’t shift to wood
That’s still a potentially renewable resource, as far as the wood itself.
Burning wood produces pretty much exactly as much carbon as it takes to regrow the wood, so give it enough time it should equalize itself within decades… Maybe low triple digits of years…
Not all ships are bad. There is a pretty cool 3 mast sailing ship around here from time to time.
Iirc sailing ships are faster than modern ships in ideal conditions, considering we have the means to plan around those conditions you’d think we’d use sails more often.
Sailing ships are considerably slower than engine driven ships, especially given they usually have to sail way the hell out of their way to chase prevailing winds.
Modern cargo vessels have to be able to do things like pass under bridges over harbor mouths that large rigging couldn’t easily do, and most require fairly clear access to the decks for cargo loading/unloading, particularly intermodal shipping containers.
You do see a strange kind of “sail” called a Flettner rotor being used on occasion, which is a fairly easy system to bolt onto a modern cargo ship, it can be raised and lowered without much of a problem, and it can improve fuel efficiency by harnessing wind.