Will Planting Trees Save the Climate? | One Small Step

There is no shortage of news about the potential salvation trees can provide — but can planting trees really reverse the climate crisis? We’re speaking to the experts to find out.
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The oldest tree in Manhattan — at 300 years old — has captured 9 tons of carbon over the span of its life. But the average person living in the U.S. left a carbon footprint of about 16 tons last year alone. So, is it worth planting more and more trees to reverse climate change?

We talk to several experts on the issue: Myron Dewey, a professor, filmmaker, and the founder of Digital Smoke Signal, who film trees on sacred Indigenous land; Grant Canary, the CEO and founder of DroneSeed, which plants seedlings by drone; and Sebastian Africano, the executive director of Trees, Water & People.

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