Want to plant trees to offset fossil fuels? You'd need all of North and Central America, study finds

Carbon offsetting of fossil fuel emissions through afforestation is limited by financial viability and spatial requirements

Burning the reserves of the 200 largest fossil fuel companies could generate 673 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide, far exceeding the remaining 400-gigatonne budget needed to limit warming to 1.5 °C by 2050. Rapid action is needed to reduce, or where necessary, offset emissions from burning fossil fuels but it remains unclear who will bear the cost. Our study aims to show the limits of offsetting using reserve data from the 200 largest fossil fuel co…

Want to plant trees to offset fossil fuels? You'd need all of North and Central America, study finds

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