The world can support far more trees. Planting them can reduce carbon pollution a lot: An interview with professor Tom Crowther. (3rd September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Field, Matt
• Is Part Of: Bulletin of the atomic scientists. Volume 75:Number 5(2019)
• Page Start: 236
• Page End: 238
• Publication Date: 2019-09-03
• Subjects: Climate change -- re-forestation -- tree planting -- science magazine; Nuclear energy -- Periodicals; Nuclear energy -- Government policy -- Periodicals; Nuclear energy -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Renewable energy sources -- Periodicals; Nuclear weapons -- Periodicals; Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- Periodicals; Nuclear arms control -- Periodicals; 363.1799
• DOI: 10.1080/00963402.2019.1654267
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0096-3402

Abstract

ABSTRACT: An interview with professor Tom Crowther of ETH Zurich, one of the authors of a Science article suggesting that re-forestation may be the most effective action countries can take to combat climate change. Planting trees on treeless, non-agricultural, non-urban land at the scale the group suggests could bring carbon pollution down to a level not seen in a century.