How we manage the regrowth of destroyed forests can make a huge dent in capturing Carbon Dioxide

08/24/20 • 6 min

Just about everyone understands the importance of trees, and many increasingly wonder how long our Planet can sustain massive deforestation. Not enough focus, however, has taken place on what to do when we try to re-forest areas where humans have cut down massive populations of trees.

Trees, nature’s carbon-absorbing mini-factories, work tirelessly at taking carbon dioxide from the air. Every tree counts. So does what we do to create methods to regenerate damaged forests.

In 2018, California alone lost 18 million trees, according to a Vox.com on February 15, 2019. The data for that report was collected by the U.S. Forest Service. That’s just a small sample of what is happening worldwide.

On June 2, 2020, the World Resources Institute reported we lost a football patch of primary rainforest every 6 seconds in the year 2019.

In this report from the Climate News Network on August 20, 2020, journalist Tim Radford reveals it is not just allowing forests to grow back, but how we manage the regeneration of forests that can help in a significant way in the battle against Carbon Dioxide.

Trees, nature’s carbon-absorbing mini-factories, work tirelessly at taking carbon dioxide from the air. Every tree counts. So does what we do to create methods to regenerate damaged forests.

On June 2, 2020, the World Resources Institute reported we lost a football patch of primary rainforest every 6 seconds in the year 2019.

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Global offshore wind industry takes huge strides

In 2009, Al Gore, writing in his book “Our Choice,” presented an optimistic vision of wind power, and how it can be harnessed in the race to save us from the degrading effects of greenhouse gas emissions.

Mr. Gore explained that wind farms, with multiple windmills, can be added on a scalable basis. He described how windmills can be built, and installed, within 2 months. With low maintenance and long durability, a compelling case was made for wind energy, especially ocean-based wind turbines, where winds are usually stronger than on land.

In this episode of Climate Monitor, we present a report entitled, Global offshore wind industry takes huge strides, by Paul Brown of the Climate News Network. This episode contains his August 12, 2020 report from London, and shows how far the industry has advanced since Mr. Gore's book.

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Power blackouts, extreme heat waves...the feedback loop of higher dependence on air conditioning leading to the production of more greenhouse gas emissions...all are significant challenges in fire-ravaged California.

In this episode of Climate Monitor, we feature an August 25, 2020 report by Kieran Cooke, of the Climate News Network in London. He takes us inside the promise of rapidly expanding large-scale battery storage of solar power, a solution which may soon start making a real difference in the lives of Californians.

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This episode was produced by Mitch Chester.