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US launches $1bn tree-planting scheme to mitigate effects of climate crisis | Trees and forests
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2023
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Yeah planting trees is trivial. Let's see how many thrive and grow, otherwise it's just more greenwashing
Exactly. I used to use Ecosia instead of Google for my internet searches, thinking that their planting trees would be a good endeavour. They do plant trees, but they can't guarantee them to actually grow to be "useful" trees. So ultimately, while I did contribute to a bunch of "trees" being planted, it probably didn't make too much of a difference after all.
We also can't plant enough trees to mitigate climate change.
We can't do enough to do the whole job. No one thing is going to suffice. We can do enough to be a small piece of the solution.