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The cheapest and most effective way to fight global warming is to plant lots of trees, Swiss scientists say. A whole lot. About a trillion of them. Enough to cover Canada. And the researchers insist there is room for them all. | CBCNews

This is by far — by thousands of times — the cheapest climate change solution, study co-author saysYoung Macedonians plant seedling on the Vodno mountain near the capitol Skopje, The

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. A new study estimates that planting a trillion new trees could suck up nearly 750 billion tonnes of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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News Well ,hand out the trees and let’s start planting...

News best way is to get rid of all the econuts

News Agreed

News Wow, I can't believe CBC put this out there

News This is freaking easy and obvious. Why are we not doing it?!

News No thats silly we need a tax to help us I was told so

News I say, instead of usual stuff let’s buy kids bunch of trees to plant for their birthday 🎁 🌲🌳🌴🌱🌿

News Too bad fordnation put a stop to this in Ontario.

News Well Countries like India n China need to slow down their populations and man needs to stop cutting down forests to make room for more people. Too many damn people. Trees wont fix the fact there is just too many new people coming

News It’s a shame that the premier cancelled the tree planting plan. Wow lack of planning and understanding on the premiers part. Sad times for Ontarions.

tomgreenlive News Build an Underground house.. they are surprisingly cheap to build and then you basically have no bills... It is a comfortable climate year-round inside

News It’s a good thing then that Ford cancelled the tree planting program. They have an almost 100% track record of getting it wrong.

News My dog pass away 2years ego. He was not only dog but my happiness in my homeToday I lose my cat .He was the freedom on my home. No more happiness , no more freedom. They are bust me all time. We are like our home happy. & free only own home. Canada is not home for white men

News Didnt Doug Ford just cut a bunch of funding to plant millions of trees in Ontario? Why does this guy seem only capable of making the wrong decisions.

News We already plant trees this tweet is ridiculous

News Can’t make billions from it and it low tech, so no maintenance plan. It will never be implemented, even partially.

Jeremyredbeard News So the farmer in Brazil should make less money so the Canadian can drive an SUV? The report is about reforestation. Planting trees on land previously cleared for commercial reasons. Is that practical?

tomgreenlive News This is a great idea but on top of that how about all nations put an actual effort into stopping the destruction and burning of the Amazon?

tomgreenlive News

tomgreenlive News I wonder if they’re sponsored by the rake industry

News Let’s do it!!

News no Carbon capture is the answer. It could be implemented immediately

News fordnation JeffYurekMPP So, of course, you cancelled the tree planting program. Way to go !!!

News And producing less waste and burning less fossil fuel..

News get planting trees now... save the planet.

News So, not a tax.

News Is it also true that higher CO2 levels will cause forests to grow more rapidly? Will this also then help fight global warming?

News Not without the phasing out of fossil fuels. Please read all the reviews of this misleading communication about this research.

News Let’s do it!

News It also matters where they're planted. Planting more in existing urban forests brings far greater city cooling benefits.

News But: 'Planting trees is not a substitute for weaning the world off burning oil, coal and gas, the chief cause of global warming, Crowther emphasized.' 'None of this works without emissions cuts.'

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