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It takes ~40 trees to capture one ton per year, with ~40B tons emitted each year, that means planting roughly 160B trees each year. Humans have changed the worl
by xavxav 3y ago
It takes ~40 trees to capture one ton per year, with ~40B tons emitted each year, that means planting roughly 160B trees each year. Humans have changed the world in a manner which natural ecosystems cannot recover on their own. We need to cut emissions to 0 and plant trees, establish moors, and other forms of CO2 capture.
- concordDance 3y ago> It takes ~40 trees to capture one ton per year I'm confused, where is this CO2 going? Once the forest reaches its maximum average tree size doesn't it stop carbon capturing and just occupies space?
- xavxav 3y agoYes, but I you cut and store the wood at maturity you could plant fresh trees instead. The point is, trees are an entirely inadequate solution to climate change, at least on the CO2 front.
- concordDance 3y agoHow you going to store the huge amount of trees without decay (which causes emissions)? How are you preventing soil depletion given you're cutting down and storing trees? Fertilizer production is very greenhouse gas intensive.