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Comment by crispyambulance

Empress trees certainly have some impressive specs, but no one plant is going to be the silver bullet.

Can we eventually take per capita carbon footprint down to a fraction of what it was in 2016? I think so, if the people can be convinced to elect sane leaders in the US and elsewhere.

Can vast regions in the USA and other countries be re-forested? Yes, if the willpower is there.

Is it worthwhile to develop artificial carbon sequestration facilities that operate on vast scales? Yep.

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