TrumpForest

Right on! Exactly, we need results fast. Trees that grow quickly and can be planted in large numbers do just the trick. The tropics foster rapid growth and we currently focus 90% of our planting in Madagascar using mangroves. Mangroves are also totally boss at sequestering carbon, both in the plants and the underlying sediment. Our partners at Eden Reforestation Projects are leading the charge on the ground - you can check out some snaps here. Combating deforestation is a whole other ball game and is something the global community really needs to get behind. -Dan

We don’t like it any more than you do....but you 100% wouldn’t have even heard about this thing unless we had named it after the 45th. Sometimes, if you want the rainbow you gota put up with the rain….We couldn't care less if he claims it, the crucial thing is that carbon is coming out of the atmosphere.

I'm going to throw you a bit of a curveball here. He's not often thought of as a naturalist, but I'm a big fan of Beethoven. Symphony No.6 (pastoral) is a mint ode to nature. Definitely some inspiration to be found there.

• Jeff

Thanks for the feedback! We're after the most bang for buck, and CO2 knows no borders. Mangroves are super efficient at sequestering CO2 so to us, it makes sense to grow them for the benefit of the whole planet. We also let people buy trees from a local nursery for to plant in their own communities. They send us the receipt so we can verify each one, and add their trees to our global forest map. As you can see here, plenty of people are growing trees in US: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/3/edit?mid=1a24t08VbiPzc17u-AUwvwb65NHo

Great question... in terms of space to plant, the best is to do a google search for tree planting organisations in your local area - there are hundreds of them around the world working to reforest areas which need it most. Let us know where you are and we can have a look for you if you like?

In terms of carbon suck-factor, there's a trade-off: trees which grow fast suck the most carbon sooner, but trees which live longer suck more carbon over their lifetimes. Unfortunately, trees which grow quickly generally don't live as long as slow-growers so the question is: suck now fast or suck late and long?

Most Trump Forest trees are mangroves in Madagascar and they're great at sucking fast. We need this now to offset suckers in the White House as soon as possible, but if you want to grow trees in Europe, you're more likely to grow slow, long-living carbon suckers, which is great too.

This article, quoting a scientific paper, identifies Common Horse-chestnut, Black Walnut, American Sweetgum, Ponderosa Pine, Red Pine, White Pine, London Plane, Hispaniolan Pine, Douglas Fir, Scarlet Oak, Red Oak, Virginia Live Oak, and Bald Cypress as good sequestering trees. Without knowing where you are, some of these might be a good fit!

-Adrien