Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmospheric carbon

Re:Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmos... by AtlasBarfed on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @03:03PM (#19557497)

What about the Sahara? Is that too time / labor / cost intensive to adapt?

An aggressive reclamation project of desert could both work towards progress in carbon recapture and add valuable natural resources to poor countries.

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Re:Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmos... by monetus on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @03:15PM (#19557618)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Green_Wall

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara_Forest_Project

Have you heard of the great green wall or the Sahara forest project?

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Re:Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmos... by tomatotomato37 on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @03:29PM (#19557755)

The Sahara as a desert is very important for the global weather cycle, as the hot winds created there help irrigate places with rainfall. Any significant amount of forestation on natural desert biomes could threaten to upset that cycle and make the whole situation worse.

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Re:Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmos... by cpeterso on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @04:22PM (#19558196)

This video ("Can We Terraform the Sahara to Stop Climate Change?") examines how we might do just that. The conclusion is that it's technically possible (like many things), but the cost far outweighs the benefit. It also introduces new climate risks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfo8XHGFAIQ

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Re:Restoring natural forests is the best way to remove atmos... by johnchristopher on Tuesday April 02, 2019 @03:15PM (#19557624)

Adapt Sahara ? It grew by 10% during last century and we can't stop its expansion (thing dunes, tall herbs and things like that to stop it) so I am pretty sure teraforming it isn't an option we have.

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