Carbon Dioxide Removal: Forests

(Climate Now) Planting trees has become a bit of a cliché in the fight against climate change, with ubiquitous photos of presidents and CEOs planting trees to show they are serious about climate.

But, how much impact on atmospheric carbon dioxide can tree planting really have, and how do we know?

In our video episode released today, we explore the potential and the limitations of using forests to draw anthropogenic carbon emissions out of the atmosphere.

Then, on Tuesday, October 12th, we will release a podcast episode examining how forest CDR is currently being financed via forest carbon offset markets, and some of the issues related to those markets.

As forward-thinking companies increasingly try to go "net zero", many intend to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing credits from a forest carbon offset program. But buyers beware: our look into how forest carbon offsets are determined suggest that there is a lot of work to be done before the carbon absorptive power of trees will be an effective tool in our race to reach net-zero emissions. READ MORE