Does planting trees reduce the Greenhouse Effect?
A. Probably yes. Because the Greenhouse Effect may be caused by a build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as a result of factory and car emissions and other factors, planting trees may reverse this as plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in photosynthesis. For example, an American company is attempting to reverse the global heating effect of carbon emissions from a new 200 Megawatt power station in Guatemala. They are encouraging local farmers to plant 50 million trees over the next ten years. These will absorb more carbon dioxide than the power station will make.
