Wouldn't growing trees solve Global Warming?

[Plastic Photon]

Digging up dinosaur fossils won't solve the debate over the cause of the K/T, as such, planting trees won't solve the debate over global warming. Nothing in geology is cut and dry.

 

[lazypast]

you hear a lot about china building one new coal powerstation every 10days, but you don't hear so much about the amount of new tree plantations they create.ive forgotten the amount in relation to the amazon rainforest but it is a greatly significant amount.

just also heard recently the hopes of reducing global warming might lie with algae, since it produces about 80% of the oxygen on earth.

 

[cbacba]

So the questions become for china, will the tree plantations compensate for the added co2? and will the plantations reduce the albedo such that the consequences are even more than the added co2?

Those coal fired plants are just a scam because china didn't have to agree to cut back on creating them and those countries that did aren't restricted from buying 'used' plants.

 

[lazypast]

dont know what you mean by buying used plants. but i do believe china didnt sign the kyoto protocol and would doubt their plantations don't compensate.

people do care on a scale that big though, id think the plantations would be very consuming in money and time etc

 

[cbacba]

used plants = used coal fired power plants, nothing to do with plantations. China builds power plants, then dismantles them and sells them to whomever who can now purchase them second hand - avoiding any kyoto or other agreements about creating or obtaining new coal fired power plants - ie - a scam.

not sure what you mean by the double negative.

 

[Evo]

Those coal fired plants are just a scam because china didn't have to agree to cut back on creating them and those countries that did aren't restricted from buying 'used' plants.

Please post a link to where it says it's ok to set up new coal burning facilities using "used" parts.

 

[cbacba]

Please post a link to where it says it's ok to set up new coal burning facilities using "used" parts.

that's not what i said.

I said building new coal fired plants then dismantling and selling them as second hand