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Want to plant trees to offset fossil fuels? You'd need all of North and Central America, study finds MELINA WALLING Associated Press Jun 22, 2025 Updated Jun 24, 2025 0 Loaded 0% - ...

A new study found that to offset the planet-warming carbon emissions from fossil fuel reserves, trees would have to cover an area the size of North and Central America combined.

This has led to allegations of indiscriminate tree cutting, even in cases where trees provide critical shade and cooling for urban areas. “To date, Selangor, Perak, and Melaka are the only states in ...

Carbon emissions are like an overflowing bathtub, he says: Before you start cleaning up, you have to turn off the water. “Trees are the sponges and the mops we use to clean up the mess," he said.

Carbon emissions are like an overflowing bathtub, he says: Before you start cleaning up, you have to turn off the water. “Trees are the sponges and the mops we use to clean up the mess," he said.

Planting trees has plenty of benefits, but this popular carbon-removal method alone can't possibly counteract the planet-warming emissions caused by the world's largest fossil-fuel companies.

To do that, trees would have to cover the entire land mass of North and Central America, according to a study out Thursday. Many respected climate scientists and institutions say […] ...