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Climate in Numbers: Where trees heat up the atmosphere

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Published: April 4th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Trees in the far north can drive global warming instead of slowing it down.

There’s usually unanimous agreement on one proposal for climate action: planting trees is always a good idea. Forests regulate the water cycle, provide biodiversity, habitat, food, wood, and recreation – and they mitigate global warming by sequestering CO2.

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