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I have this invention that runs on solar power and water, removes carbon from the atmosphere day and night, lowers the nearby temperature of the Earth dramatic

I have this invention that runs on solar power and water, removes carbon from the atmosphere day and night, lowers the nearby temperature of the Earth dramatically, is bio-degradable, and best of all, it self replicates. I'm calling it Tree and I'll sell you it for $0.

oh_sigh 7y ago
Only problem is you would need 300+ million acres of new forest to offset human activity. 300 million acres is larger than Texas and California combined. And then you need to deal with mature trees which aren't sequestering CO2 at any appreciable rate. http://urbanforestrynetwork.org/benefits/air%20quality.htm http://urbanforestrynetwork.org/benefits/air%20quality.htm
- loons2 7y ago
  Planting a trillion trees could be our best strategy to tackle climate change. Can we do it? https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/planting-trillion-trees-could-be-our-best-strategy-tackle-climate-change-can-we-do-it/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/planting-trillion-tree...
HunOL 7y ago
Can I buy from you 100k trees for $0?
- nostromo 7y ago
  I'm only selling the IP rights for $0, so yes, you may.
kragen 7y ago
Because it's biodegradable, the carbon it removes is only temporary. Also you are lying when you say it removes carbon from the atmosphere day and night; some Trees remove it during the day, while others remove it at night, but none do both.
- nostromo 7y ago
  Forrests hold carbon permanently.
  - dewey 7y ago
    Until there's a forrest fire
  - Symmetry 7y ago
    No, trees grow, thrive, die, and then decay releasing the CO2 they'd absorbed in life as well as nutrients used by other life. You have to bury the lumber from a forest far from oxygen to get it to remove CO2 permanently. Also, forests only counter ~1 watt of gasoline combustion per square meter or so. That's only enough to sustain a pre-industrial standard of living as it did, in fact, do Back In The Day.
    - nostromo 7y ago
      A single tree cannot hold carbon forever. But, yes, a forrest can.
  - kragen 7y ago
    Yes, this is true; forests hold a little carbon as long as the forest survives.

oh_sigh 7y ago

Only problem is you would need 300+ million acres of new forest to offset human activity. 300 million acres is larger than Texas and California combined. And then you need to deal with mature trees which aren't sequestering CO2 at any appreciable rate. http://urbanforestrynetwork.org/benefits/air%20quality.htm http://urbanforestrynetwork.org/benefits/air%20quality.htm

loons2 7y ago
Planting a trillion trees could be our best strategy to tackle climate change. Can we do it? https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/planting-trillion-trees-could-be-our-best-strategy-tackle-climate-change-can-we-do-it/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/planting-trillion-tree...

HunOL 7y ago

Can I buy from you 100k trees for $0?

nostromo 7y ago
I'm only selling the IP rights for $0, so yes, you may.

kragen 7y ago

Because it's biodegradable, the carbon it removes is only temporary. Also you are lying when you say it removes carbon from the atmosphere day and night; some Trees remove it during the day, while others remove it at night, but none do both.

nostromo 7y ago
Forrests hold carbon permanently.
- dewey 7y ago
  Until there's a forrest fire
- Symmetry 7y ago
  No, trees grow, thrive, die, and then decay releasing the CO2 they'd absorbed in life as well as nutrients used by other life. You have to bury the lumber from a forest far from oxygen to get it to remove CO2 permanently. Also, forests only counter ~1 watt of gasoline combustion per square meter or so. That's only enough to sustain a pre-industrial standard of living as it did, in fact, do Back In The Day.
  - nostromo 7y ago
    A single tree cannot hold carbon forever. But, yes, a forrest can.
- kragen 7y ago
  Yes, this is true; forests hold a little carbon as long as the forest survives.