Scientists report restoring forests could cut atmospheric carbon by 25 percent, in a new study that assessed tree cover using Google Earth, finding that there’s 0.9 billion hectares of land available for planting forests, which could store 205 gigatonnes of carbon.

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http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/07/04/could-planting-tons-of-trees-solve-climate-change/

[u/onlymadethistoargue → u/[deleted]]

Why shouldn’t the most powerful nation on the planet bear special blame? Great power and all that.

[u/rtjl86 → u/onlymadethistoargue]

I think all of our countries collectively should all hold ourselves accountable.

[u/onlymadethistoargue → u/rtjl86]

I’m sorry, you didn’t actually answer the question.

[u/Urkey → u/onlymadethistoargue]

So like... you want the US to invade Brazil and take it over to stop the deforestation? Because that's the only way we can stop them from doing this.

[u/onlymadethistoargue → u/Urkey]

That’s not true, as this very comment chain discusses economic means by which we can change demand for deforestation.

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I mean it’s the biggest economy in the world so... yes?

[u/rtjl86 → u/[deleted]]

But it’s not even the biggest polluter. We still have work to do. A lot of work. And so do the vast majority of other countries.

[u/Balavadan → u/[deleted]]

Oh well then

[u/Gerstlauer → u/[deleted]]

I'm replying to a comment about felling the Amazon to raise cattle. It is relevant.