[rtpg]

I think there’s some stats about the amount of co2 captured by planting an absurd amount of trees is pretty negligible

There are other reasons to plant trees (well, plant plants in general), notably around rehabilitating land that is on the verge of desertification or the like.

[uoaei]

Trees also cool their environments through evapotranspiration as well as literally converting sunlight into sugars. There's more benefit than just carbon capture per se.

[rtpg]

Yes! I like trees a lot. I’m just commenting about how carbon captures scale is not aligned with trees capabilities on this front

[uoaei]

To be fair, all other carbon capture technologies are still net-positive emissions-wise, after accounting for (what's typically dismissed as mere) externalities. The fact that trees, ie forests, are net-negative and also have other benefits (QoL for lots of organisms, increased biodiversity leading to resilience, etc.) puts them at the top of the list in this category for me.