If this were a thing to be attempted there would be a few factors to consider.
Speed of growth to either maturity or to when the marginal rate of carbon capture over time starts to plateau.
Next would be, how soon after harvesting does the carbon start to make its way back into the surface carbon cycle. Probably a miniscule amount but given we're talking about millions of acres devoted to this type of massive project, that shit would add up. By this I mean, as soon as the plant is cut down and stacked up waiting for transport to "the hole" how much carbon is being shed.
Another would be volume of transported material vs density of material. Bamboo is pretty light, and its hollow so there's some number crunching that's probably needed to figure out if bamboo would be an "either/or" or "and". Meaning, do we mono crop our carbon sink or plant a few different varieties of carbon sinks with different characteristics to take advantage of as many ... things?... as possible.
Another would be dealing with non-native vs invasive species, and bamboo is a crazy fucking plant. I've heard stories of people planting small plots for prettiness and it going out of control and taking over their yard in a way that required excavation equipment to dig out the dirt and replace it with dirt that didn't have any bamboo rhizome bits. Though, if we're talking the end of the world, CGAF.
*serious face * :monke-ruserious:
If this were a thing to be attempted there would be a few factors to consider.
Speed of growth to either maturity or to when the marginal rate of carbon capture over time starts to plateau.
Next would be, how soon after harvesting does the carbon start to make its way back into the surface carbon cycle. Probably a miniscule amount but given we're talking about millions of acres devoted to this type of massive project, that shit would add up. By this I mean, as soon as the plant is cut down and stacked up waiting for transport to "the hole" how much carbon is being shed.
Another would be volume of transported material vs density of material. Bamboo is pretty light, and its hollow so there's some number crunching that's probably needed to figure out if bamboo would be an "either/or" or "and". Meaning, do we mono crop our carbon sink or plant a few different varieties of carbon sinks with different characteristics to take advantage of as many ... things?... as possible.
Another would be dealing with non-native vs invasive species, and bamboo is a crazy fucking plant. I've heard stories of people planting small plots for prettiness and it going out of control and taking over their yard in a way that required excavation equipment to dig out the dirt and replace it with dirt that didn't have any bamboo rhizome bits. Though, if we're talking the end of the world, CGAF.