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Who cares about relative coverage when the notion is to compensate for CO2 captured? The largest forests capture the most CO2. Global CO2 levels fluctuate in s
by uberman 5y ago
Who cares about relative coverage when the notion is to compensate for CO2 captured?
The largest forests capture the most CO2. Global CO2 levels fluctuate in sync with the seasons in the northern hemisphere. The 4 of the 6 countries with the largest forests are in the northern hemisphere. Europe and North America and Australia account for about 1/2 of all forested land.
Where are the "rich countries" that are going to step forward to pay Russia and Canada for holding more than 1/4 of all trees?
- zamadatix 5y ago> Who cares about relative coverage when the notion is to compensate for CO2 captured? The notion isn't absolute CO2 captured it's net CO2. If country A generates 1000 units and captures 200 units while country B generates 20 units and captures 100 units then clearly country B isn't indebted to country A simply because A's captured unit count is higher A is indebted to B for having taken some of the pollution out (assuming A wishes for B to continue doing so rather than clear the forests and develop). You have to accept country B would be indebted to country A in the above scenario before you can get to questions like who is going to pay Russia and Canada as while they are large and have large absolute capture numbers they are even larger polluters.
- uberman 5y agoThe article says nothing substantial about net co2. It is entirely about rich countries paying poor ones for trees.