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Apparently it's estimated there's about 3 trillion trees on earth currently - I'm assuming it historically may have been closer to 4 or even 5 before we gleeful
by wizofaus 3y ago
Apparently it's estimated there's about 3 trillion trees on earth currently - I'm assuming it historically may have been closer to 4 or even 5 before we gleefully started chopping them all down. But it's hard to imagine a trillion extra trees being compatible with 10 billion humans wanting to have land to produce food with, unless we can genetically engineer trees capable of growing in parts of world humans tend to avoid.
- ChatGTP 3y agoSo we don’t bother?
- wizofaus 3y agoAs mechanisms to help reduce net emissions go, planting trees is probably the one likely to encounter the least resistance, so I'm all for it, but the idea that it's going to help us avoid far more painful changes seems a little foolhardy.
- nroets 3y agoIf we start doing it at scale, a lot of people will assume it will work and think it's okay to make cross country trips in a big RV. Already there are people who think recycling will save the planet.
- wizofaus 3y agoI'm all for people making cross country trips in a big RV, providing they're properly paying for whatever long-term environmental costs are involved - folks aren't going to get behind a plan to save the planet if they never get to spend any time enjoying it.