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* Some people sell you a forest that was already there. * Some people will sell you a future forest that will never be there. * Even if we cover all available
by moralestapia 3y ago
* Some people sell you a forest that was already there.
* Some people will sell you a future forest that will never be there.
* Even if we cover all available land with trees, it won't be enough. See, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00058/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2020.00058...
* Most of these projects are bullshit as well. See, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed...
* There's an ongoing debate on whether or not forests are permanent carbon storage, because forests burn quite often and put CO2 back into the atmosphere very quickly. See, https://www.ft.com/content/d54d5526-6f56-4c01-8207-7fa7e532fa09 https://www.ft.com/content/d54d5526-6f56-4c01-8207-7fa7e532f....