Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?
Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 09:20
in Earth & Climate
Forests are thought to be crucial in the fight against climate change—and with good reason. We've known for a long time that the extra CO₂ humans are putting in the atmosphere makes trees grow faster, taking a large portion of that CO₂ back out of the atmosphere and storing it in wood and soils.