Climate Benefits of Planting Forests Might be Overestimated
{Climate Benefits of Planting Forests – Note it says overestimated. If this is true then simply plant more. Earth and Leaf editorial}
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Climate benefits of planting forests might be overestimated
The warming avoided by planting CO2-absorbing forests could be around 15 to 30 per cent lower than previously estimated due to feedbacks such as dark trees reflecting less sunlight.
Planting forests will help limit further warming of the planet by soaking up some of the carbon dioxide we pump into the atmosphere. But the climate benefits on a global level could be around 15 to 30 per cent smaller than previous estimates because of other effects, such as trees absorbing sunlight.
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