Bury it, don’t burn it

Waste biomass created by forestry work, crop production and wildfire mitigation is often simply burned, releasing the carbon stored within. But what if we could stop that carbon from entering the atmosphere by burying the biomass instead? Michael Allen investigates.

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Journal
Physics World
Published
2025-08-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-7058/38/07/21
Primary Topic
Global Energy and Sustainability Research
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Bury it, don’t burn it

M. Brady Allen
Physics World
Global Energy and Sustainability Research
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Bury it, don’t burn it

M. Brady Allen
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Abstract

Waste biomass created by forestry work, crop production and wildfire mitigation is often simply burned, releasing the carbon stored within. But what if we could stop that carbon from entering the atmosphere by burying the biomass instead? Michael Allen investigates.

Physics WorldVol. 38(7)
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