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0 pointsph0rque6y ago0 comments

Here's my source: https://trees.org/faqs/ (see the answer to question #15).

I think the more important question is, can they scale that cost per tree planted? Hard to say until it's tried.

Also, my calculations assume 22 tons emitted by the average US resident.

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Another way to know your number is wrong is to consider the fact that the US emits ~5.5 gigatons of CO2 per year. If it cost only $1 a ton to sequester that then the total cost would only be only 5.5 billion dollars a year.

That's....not very much at all. Global warming wouldn't be a problem if Jeff Bezos could fix it by himself.

ph0rqueOP6y ago

Feel free to point out where my math is wrong, or what any of the numbers should be. I show my math work in the blog article I linked to. I would be happy to make any corrections.

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