Using Forests for Carbon Credits

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i know i'm delaying on getting to the silicum valley piece of this se there's obviously that connection. So listens, you know, yet, patient with me, because i think it's an important topic. But i guess when i think about some of these technologies that you're talking about, using forests, using oceans, using the big direct air capture machines, like, i guess that there are issues that immediately pop up when i thinkabout them,. Right? And so the appeal of something like, oh, planting a tree is like, isn't that easy? We can just plant a tree, and then we can sort of forget aboutt trees exist in the real world.

Paris Marx is joined by Molly Taft to discuss why we need to act now to reduce emissions, what role carbon removal technologies can play, and how Silicon Valley is trying to shift our focus to future technologies rather than taking drastic action today.

Molly Taft is a staff writer at Earther. Follow Molly on Twitter at @mollytaft.

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