Biomass, The Goods And The Bads
Good:
- Reduces air pollution and acid rain
- New renewable source to use while fossil fuels become scarce and more expensive
- Employment related to Biomass needs such as forestry and argiculture increse
Bad:
- The amount of CO2 removed from the atmosphere by photosynthesis of biomass becomes less than produced
- Terrestrial biomass is the largest sink known for the removal of atmospheric CO2 via photosynthesis and by causing deforestation and removing plant biomass for fuel we decrease the CO2 fixation capacity of the Earth
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- Reduces air pollution and acid rain
- New renewable source to use while fossil fuels become scarce and more expensive
- Employment related to Biomass needs such as forestry and argiculture increse
Bad:
- The amount of CO2 removed from the atmosphere by photosynthesis of biomass becomes less than produced
- Terrestrial biomass is the largest sink known for the removal of atmospheric CO2 via photosynthesis and by causing deforestation and removing plant biomass for fuel we decrease the CO2 fixation capacity of the Earth
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