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9 months ago in Climate Adaptation By Jaafar

If we plant more trees in cities and farms, will it solve climate change?

Planting trees in urban and agricultural areas is often praised. Can this kind of afforestation make a significant dent in global greenhouse gas emissions?

 

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By Arjun Patel Answered 4 months ago

It helps, but it's not a silver bullet. Afforestation sequesters carbon and provides fantastic local benefits like cleaner air and cooler cities. However, the scale needed for major global CO2 reduction is immense. It's a valuable complementary action, not a primary solution. Truly significant emission reduction requires fundamentally cutting fossil fuel use at the source. Think of tree-planting as part of the mitigation portfolio, not the whole portfolio.

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