healthmyths
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I've been trying to get someone to answer my question which was IF
3 trillion trees absorb 48 lbs of Co2/year/tree that equals to 72 billion tons which was confusing as the world emits 34 billion tons of Co2?
I was wrong.
Dividing 10 tons per hectare by 1,000 trees per hectare gets us an average
value of 10 kilograms/22 pounds per tree per year.
gets us an average value of 10 kilograms/22 pounds per tree per year.
So 3 trillion X 22 pounds equals 33 billion tons of Co2 absorbed of the annual emissions of Co2 is 34 billion tons.
CO2 emissions
So folks...
I was wrong but fundamentally the real question is if all the trees absorb 33 billion tons of the 34 billion tons emitted, what is the problem????
So while I was wrong about how much, even with the latest figure of 22 lbs/tree... what is the problem as all C02 being absorbed!
3 trillion trees absorb 48 lbs of Co2/year/tree that equals to 72 billion tons which was confusing as the world emits 34 billion tons of Co2?
I was wrong.
Dividing 10 tons per hectare by 1,000 trees per hectare gets us an average
value of 10 kilograms/22 pounds per tree per year.
gets us an average value of 10 kilograms/22 pounds per tree per year.
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CO2 emissions
So folks...
I was wrong but fundamentally the real question is if all the trees absorb 33 billion tons of the 34 billion tons emitted, what is the problem????
So while I was wrong about how much, even with the latest figure of 22 lbs/tree... what is the problem as all C02 being absorbed!