9<\/sup>.<\/p>\nFurther importance of trees<\/h2>\n Trees play a much larger role in global warming than simply how much carbon they store. They have massive importance in almost all cultures worldwide and have become a symbol shaping the idea of a \u2018green\u2019 revolution. Forests also play a large part in our mental and physical health, providing clean air and stimulation that researchers have found to relieve stress10<\/sup>. From an environmental point of view, trees help keep water clean, prevent flooding and provide ecological diversity.<\/p>\nIn answer to the question, how do trees affect global warming?<\/em>, in the shortest and truest conclusion possible, trees help us to live healthy lives and help our planet breathe.<\/p>\nEven though trees play an important role in our environment, they are not the only solution. We will not be able to save the planet just by making sure we protect the forests. In order to face the climate catastrophe, we must drastically reduce carbon emissions from fossil fuels AND protect existing forests.<\/p>\n
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5. \u201cParis Agreement\u201d. United Nations Treaty Collection. 8 July 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 16\/04\/2020.<\/span><\/div>\n6. GOV.UK. 2019. Government Launches New Scheme To Boost Tree-Planting. [online] Available at: <https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/government-launches-new-scheme-to-boost-tree-planting> [Accessed 16 April 2020].<\/span><\/div>\n7. BBC News. 2019. Amazon Fires \u2018Increase 84% In One Year\u2019. [online] Available at https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-latin-america-49415973> [Accessed 16 April 2020].<\/span><\/div>\n8. Grant, M., 2020. New Data: Brazilian Amazon Fires Have Released 104-141 Million Metric Tons Of CO2. [online] Woods Hole Research Center. Available at: <https:\/\/whrc.org\/new-data-brazilian-amazon-fires-have-released-104-141-million-metric-tons-of-co2\/> [Accessed 16 April 2020]. \n<\/span>9. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 2020. 2018 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Final Figures. [online] National Statistics, p.1. Available at: <https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/862887\/2018_Final_greenhouse_gas_emissions_statistical_release.pdf> [Accessed 16 April 2020].<\/span><\/div>\n10. Ward Thompson, C., Roe, J., Aspinall, P.A., Mitchell, R., Clow, A. & Miller, D. (2012) \u2018More green space is linked to less stress in deprived communities: Evidence from salivary cortisol patterns\u2019 Landscape and Urban Planning vol 105, no. 3,pp. 221\u2013229.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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