tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post2221308944872573114..comments2023-08-12T08:41:01.080+01:00Comments on Green Bristol Blog: Carbon BullshittersChris Hutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-58992954286740540022009-03-23T22:11:00.000+00:002009-03-23T22:11:00.000+00:00You don't generally need to plant trees anyway. Tr...You don't generally need to plant trees anyway. Trees are perfectly capable of growing and reproducing themselves naturally in most places without any human interference. Ecologists call it succession and it can be seen in any infrequently mown grassy area like parts of Vassals in Fishponds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-45165664663148405442009-03-18T13:27:00.000+00:002009-03-18T13:27:00.000+00:00Or plant them near Bath? But really tree planting ...Or plant them near Bath? <BR/><BR/>But really tree planting is just a distraction from the kind of action that might actually make a difference.<BR/><BR/>Trees don't absorb significant amounts of carbon until they're quite big, say more than 20 years old. During the early years they have very little mass and therefore hold very little carbon. <BR/><BR/>To avoid the worst of Climate Change we need to make dramatic reductions in carbon emissions within the short-term, so tree planting now is at best irrelevant and at worst a dangerous distraction.Chris Hutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532451004057748734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225087846795766487.post-61874848258348549842009-03-18T13:17:00.000+00:002009-03-18T13:17:00.000+00:00Even better - why not just ask *someone in Inverne...Even better - why not just ask *someone in Inverness* to plant the trees?ramtopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197994921713017028noreply@blogger.com