Fossil fuels are certainly the issue at a world-system level. I’m interested in your note that an area of soil can only emit the same C02 and methane that it absorbs. Surely that is not the case for a soil that’s losing its organic components over time? Like the peat soils under Waikato dairy farms, and presumably lots of other soils tha…
Fossil fuels are certainly the issue at a world-system level. I’m interested in your note that an area of soil can only emit the same C02 and methane that it absorbs. Surely that is not the case for a soil that’s losing its organic components over time? Like the peat soils under Waikato dairy farms, and presumably lots of other soils that require massive synthetic fertilizer application to keep their productivity up?
Yes you are correct about degrading peats etc - I consider that falls under "land clearance". I remain amazed that so few people understand the respiratory/photosynthetic cycle as it is the basis of all but the most unusual forms of life - it is a closed system when in balance, it used to be a basic element of year 7 general science but there does not appear to be anyone in parliament or our public service that understands it. Our emissions problem isn't on the farm it on the streets of Wellington an Auckland. Without farmers NZ doesn't have an economy - Auckland is just an unnecessary expense on the productive parts of the economy that consumes mindlessly and produces little of value to the rest of the nation.
Fossil fuels are certainly the issue at a world-system level. I’m interested in your note that an area of soil can only emit the same C02 and methane that it absorbs. Surely that is not the case for a soil that’s losing its organic components over time? Like the peat soils under Waikato dairy farms, and presumably lots of other soils that require massive synthetic fertilizer application to keep their productivity up?
Yes you are correct about degrading peats etc - I consider that falls under "land clearance". I remain amazed that so few people understand the respiratory/photosynthetic cycle as it is the basis of all but the most unusual forms of life - it is a closed system when in balance, it used to be a basic element of year 7 general science but there does not appear to be anyone in parliament or our public service that understands it. Our emissions problem isn't on the farm it on the streets of Wellington an Auckland. Without farmers NZ doesn't have an economy - Auckland is just an unnecessary expense on the productive parts of the economy that consumes mindlessly and produces little of value to the rest of the nation.