Trees would have to be planted on a vast proportion of global land mass to offset the carbon dioxide emissions from burning the world’s fossil fuel reserves

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It would be nearly impossible to plant enough trees to compensate for the climate impact of burning through the world’s fossil fuel reserves. Offsetting the estimated 182 billion tonnes of carbon held in the reserves of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies would require covering more land with trees than the entirety of North and Central America.

“There simply isn’t enough land available for the level of afforestation that would be needed to offset fossil fuel-related emissions,”

The study: Carbon offsetting of fossil fuel emissions through afforestation is limited by financial viability and spatial requirements

      • quetzaldilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I must have planted about 10,000 trees within the last twelve years I’ve been living here in the PNW.

        I also helped remove hella trash from streams and rivers.

        It sounded super tedious when I first signed up to volunteer, but it ended up being like most fun shit I have ever done with my free time.

        They let me access areas that are closed to visitors, I’ve helped with necropsies of dead whales and other wildlife, I’ve seen baby foxes playing without them realizing I was watching them, I’ve seen the most beautiful flowers and insects.

        Fucking turnt on this shit. I wish I could do it full time, so I’m trying to find a job doing that.

        I don’t even care what it pays, it makes me happy.