Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
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Re: Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
#2Anyone know if they plan to chop down the trees when they grow and use the wood somehow, so they can capture more carbon through growing new trees?
Re: Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
#3Didn't Bill Gates once say that planting trees has no impact on global warming?
Re: Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
#4In many parts of Europe, forested areas have actually grown since the 20th and especially the 19th century.
People no longer use wood as a fuel, or in very small amounts compared to the past, and some former pastures have been re-colonized by trees.
Czechia is currently 34 per cent forest. Used to be less than 20 per cent in the Theresian cadastre (mid 18-th century).
Re: Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
#5Didn't Bill Gates once say that planting trees has no impact on global warming?
The trees will ride through floods and reduce water flows, improve species diversity for insects, birds, small mammals, improve temperatures and ameliorate winds, provide shelter for farm animals, can enhance grazing. And there's wood to harvest in due course.
There's a lot more reasons to plant trees than direct AGW offset.
A huge amount of farmland is now surplus to production. Grasses and fields of weeds aren't always ideal. Taking land out of production can also attract offset funding for farmers (-yes, this is a secondary economic outcome and may also incur other costs)
People are healthier around trees. People like trees. Even Bill Gates may actually like trees.
Re: Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
#6Anyone know if they plan to chop down the trees when they grow and use the wood somehow, so they can capture more carbon through growing new trees?
Yes, some of the forests will be untouched nature but a good chunk of it will be for timber production.
Re: Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
#7Re: Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
#8Didn't Bill Gates once say that planting trees has no impact on global warming?
Trees absolutely can help with climate change, although like everything in this universe, there are nuances at play, such as type of tree, location, etc.
We have done a lot of deforestation, and that absolutely has negatively impacted our climate, and we should work to reverse it.
Re: Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
#9That will be interesting experiment. 1) A growing population require food. 2) Their agricultural sector is a major contributor to their economy, not only farmers but everything around it involves a lot of people and businesses. 3) Many countries rely on Danish agricultural exports (it's massive) to ensure people have food.
Re: Denmark will plant 1B trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest
#10Good luck. In the less cohesive Western countries efforts like this are met with both protest by farmers who view their providing calories as almost a sacred task, and by foreign agitprop that proposes any effort that makes it harder to farm is an attempt at subjugating the people.