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TeamTrees vs REALITY!!

TeamTrees vs REALITY!!

Thunderf00t
0 HN recommenders · discussed 2021–2025
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Thunderf00t critiques the TeamTrees campaign, doing the math on how little carbon 20 million trees would actually offset. He argues that tree planting is far from adequate against global emissions.

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Used as a source for back-of-envelope numbers on tree planting and by critics of feel-good climate gestures.

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danuker · 2021-07 · reference

Planting trees it is very difficult to keep up with global production. TL; DW: planting 20 million trees would equal roughly the CO2 emissions of the USA for half a day. [VIDEO]

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danuker · 2021-08 · reference

It is very difficult to keep up with global CO2 production by planting trees. TL; DW: planting 20 million trees would equal roughly the CO2 emissions of the USA for half a day. [VIDEO]

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danuker · 2022-03 · reference

A back-of-the-envelope calculation [0] shows that, to offset the US CO2 emissions, you need to plant about 20 million trees PER DAY. [0] - [VIDEO]

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stooliepidgin · 2021-10 · critical

TeamTrees vs REALITY!! [VIDEO] Doing "something" is futile if it's ineffective, not permanent, and not scalable.

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sacnoradhq · 2023-03 · critical

Remember the delusional, happy-clappy "helping" of #teamtrees? Did they make a dent? And let's completely ignore that trees burn and biomass rots because the message of "I'm better than you!" is more important than reality of anthropogenic global warming. [VIDEO] Rake America Great Again!

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1letterunixname · 2023-07 · critical

House Republicans, now with more #TeamTrees. "TeamTrees vs REALITY!!" [VIDEO] Climate change can best be solved by scalable biological means like phytoplankton and seaweed grown, processed, and sequestered by autonomous robotic platforms. (Sacrificial areas of deep water seem unavoidable.) Fractional distillation of air, planting trees, spraying substances in the air, and solar shades aren't going to work.

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1letterunixname · 2023-07 · critical

This is as absurd as it is futile because of forest fires, decay, and math. "TeamTrees vs REALITY!!" [VIDEO]

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sacnoradhq · 2023-10 · critical

95% correct. "Planting a lot of trees" has been proven dead wrong because of simple math, plant matter decay, and increasing fucking forest fires. Instead, #teamtrees couldn't face reality while doing the disservice of misinforming and lying to millions of people for egotistical and aspirational post-factual rhetoric. [VIDEO]

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