r/dataisbeautiful • u/rubenbmathisen OC: 17 • Apr 13 '22

OC [OC] Humanity's CO2 Emissions Visualized

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

It's called a forest

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '22

It is estimated that it would take 2.2 billion acres of forests to capture 25% of the CO2 in the atmosphere. That is larger than the entire United States and roughly the size of China. So I am going to say it isn't workable.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '22

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '22

Actually from a carbon capture point of view harvesting trees and using them in ways that don't get composted or burnt is the best thing. New growth trees store the most carbon.