In order for peat to release it's carbon it has to be dried and ignited.
In the case of Permafrost, the heating of the troposphere exposes the layers of trapped gases. Permafrost is part of the negative feedback loop of Earth. It releases it's gases without any prompting by humans. It simply reacts to the heat and there is no controlling it.
Negative feedback loops of Earth are triggered with increasing temperatures. It is the genie that should never have been let out of the bottle.
These negative feedback loops have to be compensated along with human induced greenhouse gases. In is an indirect effect of the anthropogenic greenhouse gases produced from burning fossil fuels that releases the stores of greenhouse gases Earth has held in abeyance.
The difference between Permafrost and Peat is the ability of human beings to control the burning of Peat to prevent release of more carbon dioxide. Peat is a fossil fuel.
In the case of Permafrost, the heating of the troposphere exposes the layers of trapped gases. Permafrost is part of the negative feedback loop of Earth. It releases it's gases without any prompting by humans. It simply reacts to the heat and there is no controlling it.
Negative feedback loops of Earth are triggered with increasing temperatures. It is the genie that should never have been let out of the bottle.
These negative feedback loops have to be compensated along with human induced greenhouse gases. In is an indirect effect of the anthropogenic greenhouse gases produced from burning fossil fuels that releases the stores of greenhouse gases Earth has held in abeyance.
The difference between Permafrost and Peat is the ability of human beings to control the burning of Peat to prevent release of more carbon dioxide. Peat is a fossil fuel.
