• UristMcHolland@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I would rather them just spend 1.2 billion planting trees. Just plant a shitload of trees, that’s it.

    • qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      How efficient at sinking carbon are trees? As in, once the tree decomposes, the carbon gets largely released back into the air.

      But yeah, “shitload of trees” + “some way of storing them at end of life that doesn’t result in carbon back into the atmosphere” seems like a pretty solid plan.

      • SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Trees are some of the best carbon sinks there are. Far greater than any artificial ones we have so far. Trees last a long time, and when they die you can just plant more.

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          The real issue is that trees take a long time to get to their maximum sink potential, and require a LOT of water, nutrients, and excellent soil to get there.

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      1 year ago

      Trees are great. Except they love to burn. Either as a fuel, or as part of the forest fire.

      That’s why I hate when the corporations do carbon offseting by planting trees.

        • gmtom@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          I mean have you been reading the news lately about the multiple massive wildfires throughout the world?

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            1 year ago

            Yes and with a 3rd of the Amazon chopped down. What do we have? Still a fuck ton of trees and need for a fuck ton more.

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          1 year ago

          I don’t want to sound like a fatalist, but there is actually no upper limit.