Plants are carbon “sinks,” meaning that CO2 from the atmosphere is absorbed and stored by vegetative biomass. Helpful vegetation includes all sorts of forest and grasslands, plus healthy soils that store organic material.
See also:
Evergreen Seedling Planting Instructions
Evergreen Seedling Planting Videos
Evergreen Seedling Weed Control
Evergreen Seedling Potting Instructions
Evergreen Seedling Temporary Storage Instructions
Evergreen Windbreaks and Privacy Screens
Evergreen Tree Winterburn
A healthy, diverse forest can sequester carbon at almost 2.5 tons per acre, by one estimate. In the U.S., this plant-related carbon storage is retarding the impact of our fossil-fuel production, absorbing the equivalent of 13 percent of our greenhouse-gas emissions. On the other hand, by some estimates, almost 20 percent of worldwide CO2 emissions are released during destruction of forests and grasslands.
What Could Be Better For The Environment Than Planting A Tree?
Well, lots of things, actually. Learn about making some simple changes to your lifestyle [such as your cars and lightbulbs], and check out the Consumption Manifesto, a simple, readable and highly actionable article.