Timeline for When is the carbon stored in fossil fuels released back to the atmosphere under natural conditions?
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| Apr 27, 2022 at 13:48 | comment | added | Andy M | I disagree with the view that because some coal is > 200 million years old that natural cycles can't be < 200 million years. Presumably much of the coal that was ever deposited has already been recycled, through tectonic processes and erosion. Once coal or oil is at the surface it will be oxidized - even without combustion - over geological timescales. | |
| Apr 27, 2022 at 10:21 | history | answered | Fred | CC BY-SA 4.0 |