Saving the whales, not planting trees, could arrest climate change
Whales are carbon-capture titans, absorbing an average of 33 tonnes of carbon dioxide each throughout their lives, says an IMF report
20 November 2019 - 16:27
Frankfurt — Climate activists would be better off trying to save whales rather than planting trees if they had to choose between those options, according to a study published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Great whales are the carbon-capture titans of the animal world, absorbing an average of 33 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) each throughout their lives before their carcasses sink to the bottom of the ocean and remain there for centuries, according an article in the December issue of the IMF’s Finance & Development magazine. A tree, by contrast, absorbs no more than 21kg of the gas a year...
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