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Matthew Hayek@matthewhayek.bsky.social |
The carbon sinks of farms, even ideally managed ones, saturate over time, while animals keep producing emissions (CH4, N2O) annually. But don't all ecosystems saturate in carbon uptake? Yes, but if the area is natively/historically forested, the C saturation point is *much* higher than pastures.
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Matthew Hayek
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The difference between the carbon in the climax ecosystem (e.g. forest) & the carbon currently in farm/pasture, minus an alternative food/protein source to replace the foregone production, is the "carbon opportunity cost". We explain it in our paper here www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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