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Large-scale afforestation and reforestation can halt global warming

Regeneration by planting young trees. Schmallenberg forest area in Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Credit: Picture Alliance / ZB/euroluftbild.de | Hans Blossie The Paris Agreement calls for limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. To achieve this goal, we need to reduce CO₂ emissions and remove existing CO₂ from the atmosphere. A team led by LMU scientists Yanis Moustakis and…