Investing in the Planet

“There is a magic machine that sucks carbon out of the air, costs very little, and builds itself. It’s called a tree.”

Investing in nature could remove vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as the plant systems grow, think: forests, mangroves, peat bogs, jungles, marshes and seabeds. But these methods get a mere 2 percent of the funding spent on cutting emissions. Meanwhile, we are going the opposite direction and are actively decimating these living systems that are crucial to our survival.

The Three-Step Plan

1. PROTECT
2. RESTORE
3. FUND
We need to PROTECT the forests (and other living systems) that are being cut down at the rate of 30 football fields a minute; we need to RESTORE the natural world that we have destroyed; and we need to FUND these natural solutions instead of the fossil fuel industry.
 “Nature is a tool we can use to repair our broken climate”. “These solutions could make a massive difference, but only if we leave fossil fuels in the ground as well.”

Matter referenced:Melissa Breyar, 22 May 2020, How to save the Planet in Three Simple Steps, cited from : https://www.treehugger.com/how-save-planet-three-steps-4856537?utm_term=0_32de41485d-07ad48ac1f-243601237&utm_campaign=07ad48ac1f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_11_16_2018_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_source=TreeHugger+Newsletters

By: Dr. Bhawana Asnani.

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About Asnani Bhawana 288 Articles
Assistant Professor, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat

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