Sec 3: Reforestation

Reforestation is

• Planting trees in urban areas
• Cutting down existing forests
• Building more roads in deforested areas
• Planting trees in areas where forests have been cut down or destroyed.

An issue with reforestation carbon offsets

• Promote clean water

• Cost-effective

• Lack permanence

• Preserve biodiversity

How much of the world forests have we lost?

• 20%

• 33%

• 40%

• 46%

Why are trees important when it comes to preserving environment

• they are good for mental health

• they act as carbon sinks

• they look good and majestic

• the trees are friends

Which is not a con of reforestation carbon offsets?

• it lacks permanence

• does not work immediately

• can lead to greenwashing

• costs a lot of money

How much carbon is emitted annually by burning fossil fuel

• 17 billion tons

• 25 billion tons

• 33 billion tons

• 40 billion tons

What happens to carbon if we leave it in the atmosphere

• burn through the atmosphere and increase heat

• remain there for a long time and cause negative effects

• expand like sophon by trisolaris

• create a carbon cloud and trap heat

The Paris Agreement says that we need to reach net zero by

• 2030

• 2040

• 2050

• 2060

If you must contribute, from the list of things you could do, which one would it be?

Why are the reforestation carbon offsets not enough?