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moultano
on Aug 5, 2020
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In a warming world, New England’s trees are storin...
It's the wrong order of magnitude. Reforestation can undo the climate impact of deforestation, but that's pretty small.
_jahh
on Aug 5, 2020
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on what basis, there is easily sufficient reforestation land compared to building for instance solar farms on greenfield
moultano
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The forests were in equilibrium before we cut them down. At best reforesting them can absorb the amount of carbon it takes to get them back in equilibrium, which is the same amount that was released when they were cut down.
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