> it is short term, at best. Short-term, where short-term is around 70 to 100 years [1], seems just fine to me. It'll buy us time to develop better technology

> it is short term, at best. Short-term, where short-term is around 70 to 100 years [1], seems just fine to me. It'll buy us time to develop better technology for carbon sequestration and clean energy. In fact, the problem with planting trees might be the opposite -- trees don't reach their maximum rate of carbon sequestration for a couple of decades, and by then it might be too late. [1] https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2011/fpl_2011_lippke001.pdf https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2011/fpl_2011_lippke00...