Whisky production involves the burning of peat, but damaging peatlands releases stored carbon back into the atmosphere where it adds to climate problems.
I agree that peat is not a renewable resource, but the calculation in the quotation is funny. If the cubic meter of peat is collected from 30 m by 30 m area it is only equivalent to one year of accumulation…
I agree that peat is not a renewable resource, but the calculation in the quotation is funny. If the cubic meter of peat is collected from 30 m by 30 m area it is only equivalent to one year of accumulation…
… excepting that it’s not collected like so.