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What would happen if everyone in the world planted a tree?
Around 30\% of our planet is covered in trees. Trees are majestic, help biodiversity and can reduce climate change. In fact, according to one estimate, if we planted 1.2 trillion trees, we’d cancel out a decade’s worth of CO2 emissions by the time the forests mature. So that’s more like 160 trees per person.
Will more trees help global warming?
When it comes to removing human-caused emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere, trees are a big help. Through photosynthesis, trees pull the gas out of the air to help grow their leaves, branches and roots. Forest soils can also sequester vast reservoirs of carbon.
Why would Planting trees reduce the rate of global warming?
As trees grow, they help absorb and sink the carbon that would otherwise contribute to global heating. Trees (together with all plants) use sunlight energy to do photosynthesis – a process that uses carbon dioxide and water to create energy (glucose) for their cells. That’s why the more trees are out there, the better.
Can planting more trees save the planet?
Trees provide so many benefits to our everyday lives. They filter clean air, provide fresh drinking water, help curb climate change, and create homes for thousands of species of plants and animals. Planting a Billion Trees can help save the Earth from deforestation.
Are trees good for the planet?
Trees are vital. As the biggest plants on the planet, they give us oxygen, store carbon, stabilise the soil and give life to the world’s wildlife. They also provide us with the materials for tools and shelter.
Is it true that too many trees cause pollution?
Yes, just as president Ronald Reagan said in 1981. “Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do,” he opined. In hot weather, trees release volatile organic hydrocarbons including terpenes and isoprenes – two molecules linked to photochemical smog. In very hot weather, the production of these begins to accelerate.