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The amount of coal that can be captured by planting trees doesn't compare in volume to the amount of coal we dig/pump up.

At best it will make the planet prettier and at worst it will simply be feelgood.

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Trees also reduce or eliminate urban heat island effects, improve soil absorption during downpours thus mitigating runoff, provide food and habitat for wildlife, increase humidity through evaporation, and on and on... They're so good at improving the localized climate, it's why they're trying to use millions of them to stop the Sahara Desert from expanding southwards.

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