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artificaltreesThe field of geo-engineeringhas launched all kinds of outlandish ideas for combating climate change, from dumping iron into the world's oceansto shooting mirrors into space. A report published last Thursday from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) suggested that a forest of 100,000 artificial "trees" could be "planted" near depleted oil and gas reserves to trap carbon in a filter and bury it underground. The carbon suckerslook more like fly swatters than actual arbors, but researchers say that once fully developed, the "trees" could remove <b>thousands of times</b> more carbon than a real tree.1
artificialtrees2The field of geo-engineeringhas launched all kinds of outlandish ideas for combating climate change, from dumping iron into the world's oceansto shooting mirrors into space. A report published last Thursday from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) suggested that a forest of 100,000 artificial "trees" could be "planted" near depleted oil and gas reserves to trap carbon in a filter and bury it underground. The carbon suckerslook more like fly swatters than actual arbors, but researchers say that once fully developed, the "trees" could remove <b>thousands of times</b> more carbon than a real tree.2
artificialtrees3The field of geo-engineeringhas launched all kinds of outlandish ideas for combating climate change, from dumping iron into the world's oceansto shooting mirrors into space. A report published last Thursday from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) suggested that a forest of 100,000 artificial "trees" could be "planted" near depleted oil and gas reserves to trap carbon in a filter and bury it underground. The carbon suckerslook more like fly swatters than actual arbors, but researchers say that once fully developed, the "trees" could remove <b>thousands of times</b> more carbon than a real tree.3
