What if there were 1 trillion more trees? - Jean-François Bastin
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Today humanity produces more than 1,400 tons of carbon every minute. To combat climate change, we need to reduce fossil fuel emissions, and draw down excess CO2 to restore the balance of greenhouse gases. Like all plants, trees consume atmospheric carbon through photosynthesis. So what can trees do to help in this fight? Jean-François Bastin digs into the efforts to restore depleted ecosystems.
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Restoring ecosystem to their natural state is a key solution to capture the extra amount of carbon within the atmosphere. So, what about existing natural ecosystems, do we need those? (we need to conserve all natural ecosystems that already exist. We cannot restore one bit and deforest the other bit. Restoration and conservation are two sides of the same coin)
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About Plan for Zero
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face today, and the stakes could not be higher. To avoid the worst effects of a warming world - which will be catastrophic - humans need to stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. TED-Ed created a video series which provides a plan to meet those goals, based on an urgent, authoritative book by Bill Gates, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. Avoiding a climate disaster won’t be easy, but it’s possible. Learn more »
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