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[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I've seen the calculation somewhere, you'd need to plant more tress than there is surface space on earth.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Calculation is 1 tree = +1 shade

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Which is nice but not going to stop climate change.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It won’t solve climate change alone but every little bit helps and more importantly it will keep cities cooler to prevent mass deaths from heat.

But yes we need to both aggressively cut fossil fuel use and plant trees where appropriate.