Many more trees could be planted without encroaching on crop land or urban areas

Post by notatoad » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 8:28 PM UTC

skosch wrote: post #10

Interesting – we need more of such studies. Check out Drawdown [0] for other interventions with quantified costs/benefits. Economists widely agree that carbon pricing is the most effective way to fix climate change [1], and fee-and-dividend implementations are the most viable politically (there's a bill before Congress now [2]). [0] https://www.drawdown.org/ [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/business/economic-sc…

Post by HillaryBriss » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 8:32 PM UTC

CoolGuySteve wrote: post #13

I wonder if anyone is researching genetically modified trees that specialize in carbon sequestration. Sort of like Golden Rice but for climate change.

Post by SketchySeaBeast » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 8:33 PM UTC

lopmotr wrote: post #17

zamazingo wrote: post #5

That means a global / multinational movement against governments cutting trees (eg for lucrative construction deals) is needed.

Cutting for wood doesn't hurt since the carbon is still trapped in the wood. In fact it helps since they regrow new trees that sequester carbon faster in their early years than mature trees.

Post by AvocadoPanic » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 8:36 PM UTC

skosch wrote: post #10

Interesting – we need more of such studies. Check out Drawdown [0] for other interventions with quantified costs/benefits. Economists widely agree that carbon pricing is the most effective way to fix climate change [1], and fee-and-dividend implementations are the most viable politically (there's a bill before Congress now [2]). [0] https://www.drawdown.org/ [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/business/economic-sc…

Post by notatoad » Thu, Jul 04, 2019, 8:37 PM UTC

mariushn wrote: post #26

notatoad wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe carbon pricing has two aspects - one is to charge carbon emitters, the other aspect is to use that money to do something that reduces existing CO2 levels. Just charging emitters does not completely solve the problem, so research into the best ways to spend the funds generated by carbon pricing is critical.

I always thought that carbon/green certificates taxes go towards environment/renewable energy, but I'm probably too naive... How to minimize the Tragedy of the commons effect? Where countries don't want to impact their economic growth because other countries won't impose such taxes, therefore some production will move there.