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Very laudable and we have to do something, even if, for example, having much better insulation should have come along years ago, but shouldn't we get away from the idea we can offset carbon emissions by planting trees?
While x trees might well absorb x tonnes of CO2 they won't absorb that amount from the moment they are planted as small saplings, so the uptake of the CO2 we produce now might not be absorbed for many years and in the meantime the emitted CO2 contributes to climate change.
Planting trees is a good idea but I wonder how many trees would be needed to offset even say 10% of the current emissions.
Dave
Very laudable and we have to do something, even if, for example, having much better insulation should have come along years ago, but shouldn't we get away from the idea we can offset carbon emissions by planting trees?
While x trees might well absorb x tonnes of CO2 they won't absorb that amount from the moment they are planted as small saplings, so the uptake of the CO2 we produce now might not be absorbed for many years and in the meantime the emitted CO2 contributes to climate change.
Planting trees is a good idea but I wonder how many trees would be needed to offset even say 10% of the current emissions.
Dave