Millions More Trees Isn’t the Climate Fix New Zealand Thought
Government watchdogs and international agencies are calling on the country to dial back its aggressive afforestation efforts.
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Of all the solutions for a warming world, “plant more trees” seems pretty obvious.
But in New Zealand, which tested that premise by linking incentives for forestry development with its emissions trading scheme, the results have been more controversial and less effective than climate advocates hoped.