The difference then is that fossil fuel + tree planting increases the total amount of carbon above ground. But in the short term there isn't a difference in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. Fossil fuel + tree planting is not a long term solution, but neither is wood burning. And I don't think wood burning should get a free pass just because somewhere a tree is growing. Ideally a carbon tax would apply.
> But in the short term there isn't a difference in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Sure. In the short term almost nothing humans do can make a difference at Earth scale. It's a very big planet. But we have been burning huge amounts of fossil fuels for centuries now, which has got us into trouble.
> And I don't think wood burning should get a free pass just because somewhere a tree is growing. Ideally a carbon tax would apply.
