Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.
Grist
MARCH 29, 2022
A report out last Thursday found that the understudied cooling effects of trees — like their role in the water cycle and the compounds they emit — have kept the planet half a degree Celsius cooler, not even accounting for the carbon dioxide they capture. When tree planting goes wrong. It all comes down to trade-offs.
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