I've also thought about that! And I seem to recall being surprised by the answer --- something like 2 trees per year per person roughly balances out on average

I've also thought about that! And I seem to recall being surprised by the answer --- something like 2 trees per year per person roughly balances out on average (assuming the trees are healthy, never die, and grow forever). As a citation, I give a tongue-in-cheek blog post from some years ago [1]. [1]: https://davidlowryduda.com/how-fat-would-we-have-to-get-to-balance-carbon-emissions/ https://davidlowryduda.com/how-fat-would-we-have-to-get-to-b...