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And one tree does 25kg per year. So each person should plant 14 * 365 / 25= 204 trees. Seems very reasonable.
by onos 3y ago
And one tree does 25kg per year. So each person should plant 14 * 365 / 25= 204 trees. Seems very reasonable.
- johndunne 3y agoConsider UK; 204 trees * 65 million people = 13.2 billion trees. Woodland estimates there's approx 3 billion trees in the UK now. That's over 4 fold increase in trees every year. I doubt the terrain/nature could support such a significant increase in just one year, let alone a number of years. But I like the idea of more trees. https://woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-economics/how-many-trees-are-there-in-the-uk-will-tree-planting-help-much https://woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-economics/how-many-tre...
- kitd 3y agoThe UK is one of the least forested countries in Europe. It is very doable.
- uoaei 3y agoIt used to be covered in trees! Surely it can support forests again.
- onos 3y agoYou don’t need a new tree each year cause they can live decades. UK 4xing it’s tree coverage sounds doable and nice!
- johndunne 3y ago:facepalm: you’re right! Just 4xing alone is enough to cover the population’s emission. I’m totally up for upping the tree population in the UK.
- tda 3y agoThis planting should happen one time, not yearly. Of course every dead tree should be replaced though. If there are 204 trees capturing CO2 for every human (and these numbers are correct) we should effectively be carbon neutral. No idea if that is even remotely realistic though
- pydry 3y agoUK population density is 715 / sq mi. World average excluding Antarctica is 154. There are less densely populated places where more trees could be planted.
- 3m 3y agoYes but that is skewed by the South of England. There's a TON of hardly populated land in Scotland/Wales.