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Australian study shows that planted trees capture less CO₂

A report issued by the Australian National University shows that unspoiled natural forests capture more carbon than artificially planted trees. The report states that this fact wasn't considered when planning counteracting actions against global warming by the IPCC. However, according to our source article, the report didn't consider the capture capacity of relatively young trees, whereas the IPCC did. IPCC calculations considered a tree a plant over 2 meters with 110 percent diameter crown, whereas the Australian report considers a tree over ... Read more →

Poor country in need of cash? Sell forests to trade off pollution. Xavier Navarro

Australian study shows that planted trees capture less CO₂ 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Poor country in need of cash? Sell forests to trade off pollution. 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Bolivia is one of Latin America poorest countries and is looking for a way of improving its economy. Instead of dirty mining or cutting wood, a report written by Andrea Urioste states that Bolivia could sell oxygen. While this may sound like they'd need buyers who are also interested in oceanfront ...

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