• girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Yes they do. But they stay underground, and if the soil remains undisturbed the carbon stays trapped underground.

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      3 months ago

      Decay turns carbon into carbon dioxide, a gas. Unless it’s injected into deep geological structures it doesn’t stay underground.