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minus-squareUristMcHolland@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoI would rather them just spend 1.2 billion planting trees. Just plant a shitload of trees, that’s it.
minus-squaregmtom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoPlanting trees has a very minimal impact on the climate in the long term.
minus-squaredeafboy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoTrees 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.
minus-squarePixlbabble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoYeah what’s the percentage of all trees burning up? That’s kind of a dumb take.
minus-squaredeafboy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI don’t want to sound like a fatalist, but there is actually no upper limit.
minus-squaregmtom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI mean have you been reading the news lately about the multiple massive wildfires throughout the world?
minus-squarePixlbabble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYes 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.
I would rather them just spend 1.2 billion planting trees. Just plant a shitload of trees, that’s it.
Planting trees has a very minimal impact on the climate in the long term.
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.
Yeah what’s the percentage of all trees burning up? That’s kind of a dumb take.
I don’t want to sound like a fatalist, but there is actually no upper limit.
I mean have you been reading the news lately about the multiple massive wildfires throughout the world?
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.