{"id":2103,"date":"2022-04-10T10:04:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T10:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/?p=2103"},"modified":"2022-07-12T09:05:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T09:05:06","slug":"tree-planting-why-is-it-so-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatetransform.com\/tree-planting-why-is-it-so-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree Planting: Why Is It So Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"
December 2016, the Australian government were the first in the world to declare a climate emergency.<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> In the same year, the Paris Climate Agreement, adopted by 196 International Parties, entered into force.<\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span> Its goal is to keep global warming well below 2\u00b0C, preferably limiting it to 1.5\u00b0C above pre-industrial levels.<\/span>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n Tree planting is one essential component to achieving this objective and preventing an environmental catastrophe, as predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.<\/span>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n Tree planting is the process of planting trees, starting with seedlings, seeds or cuttings. It typically involves digging a planting hole, placing seeds or cuttings or transplanting a seedling into the ground. The root ball is subsequently covered with soil or compost. The root ball is particularly important if a tree is transplanted. To optimize the health of the plant and to help endemic insects and animals to thrive, it is always best to plant a native tree.<\/span>5<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n The effects of climate change can be mitigated by planting trees<\/a>. Global warming is caused by humans burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, and farming livestock.<\/span>6<\/sup><\/a><\/span> These activities increase the number of greenhouse gases in the Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/span>7<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Gases such as CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide prevent heat from escaping the planet. This causes the greenhouse effect, which increases the planet\u2019s overall temperature.<\/span>8<\/sup><\/a><\/span> Trees help to reduce the number of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere through photosynthesis.<\/span>9<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n Photosynthesis is the method by which all plants create glucose. Glucose is a type of sugar that plants require to grow. It involves combining water from the ground with CO2 from the air and using sunlight to provide energy for the reaction. In the process, they sequester carbon and release oxygen.<\/span>10<\/sup><\/a><\/span> This reduces the amount of CO2 in the air, thereby alleviating the effects of climate change.<\/p>\r\n Tree planting is a powerful tool in the fight against climate change for this reason. Planting trees can decrease the amount of CO2 in the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. <\/span>11<\/sup><\/a><\/span> Trees store carbon in their trunk, roots, leaves, and the surrounding soil.<\/span>12<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n A UK native broadleaf tree is estimated to take up one tonne of carbon dioxide during its full lifetime of approximately 100 years.<\/span>13<\/sup><\/a><\/span> There is no technology that can reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere as cheaply and efficiently as a tree.<\/span>14<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n Planting trees that are older and larger soak up the most carbon. <\/span>15<\/sup><\/a><\/span> A mature tree captures on average about 22 kilograms of CO2 per year through photosynthesis.<\/span>16<\/sup><\/a><\/span> The amount increases according to the size and the age of the tree. For example, large-diameter trees account for just three percent of total stems in the forests of the Pacific Northwest region of the US.<\/span>17<\/sup><\/a><\/span> Nevertheless, they are responsible for 42 percent of the total carbon storage of the area\u2019s forest ecosystems.<\/span>18<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n This highlights the importance of leaving old-growth forests standing. It takes a long time for a sapling to capture and store significant amounts of carbon.<\/span>19<\/sup><\/a><\/span> Meanwhile, chopping trees down and burning them or leaving them to rot releases any carbon they have stored.<\/span>20<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Deforestation produces at least 10 percent of all anthropogenic emissions annually for this reason.<\/span>21<\/sup><\/a><\/span>. Tree planting is an important component of climate change mitigation, as the trees will eventually pull large quantities of carbon from the air. However, as a short-term solution, it has limitations.<\/p>\r\n an effect on the CO2 in the atmosphere, and we need to reduce the amount now. The best way to achieve this is to prevent deforestation and stop producing fossil fuels.<\/p>\r\n\r\nClimate change and trees<\/h2>\r\n
The best way to plant trees and protect their root ball<\/h2>\r\n
How does planting trees affect climate change?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n
Trees and photosynthesis reduce CO2<\/h2>\r\n
Trees store CO2<\/h2>\r\n\r\n
Which trees absorb the most CO2?<\/h2>\r\n
Older and larger trees<\/h3>\r\n
Trees that have been preserved<\/h3>\r\n\r\n
Planting Trees: Their age and CO2<\/h2>\r\n