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I keep wondering why we don't see more of this.
IMO, planting trees is the most obvious and basic response to climate change. Literally what they evolved to do is to remove carbon compounds from the atmosphere.
They're not going to solve the problem alone, but they're such an obvious benefit, and planting them is something every community and even every individual can do right now.
Most people hate or are ambivalent to trees. It’s pretty shocking. If you ask them, they’ll say they love trees but offer to plant one on their property or in their park and you’ll soon see why there aren’t more trees in cities. The primary reason is many people kill them or fight against planting them in the first place.
They don't hate trees; they're too lazy to deal with the leaf litter and don't want to leave it where it falls.
Tomato, tomato.