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Re:Scientists Identify How Many Trees to Plant and Where to ... by perfunctory on Monday September 30, 2019 @12:52PM (#21117292)
I know these data points. And they look great. Yet, I look at the co2 ppm chart and somehow it just keeps going up. With no sign of slowing down.
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Re:Scientists Identify How Many Trees to Plant and Where to ... by beat on Monday September 30, 2019 @01:54PM (#21117930)
That's because it takes time. It will take decades to convert a lot of key systems, even if renewable energy is cheaper.

The infrastructure that burns fossil fuel is highly distributed. Millions (billions?) of cars on the road. Worse, millions (billions) of cold-climate buildings heated by gas or coal.

In the meantime, it's not growing exponentially. It had actually leveled off. There was a spike in the past couple of years, but it doesn't seem reasonable that it's a sustained pattern.

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