Brazil's New Plan to Fight Climate Change: Coal and Oil Companies Must Plant Trees
According to the Environmental News Service, Brazil’s power plants are responsible for emitting around 14 million tons of CO2 a year. So in an attempt to mitigate those beastly emissions, the Brazilian Environmental Service has come up with a plan that would require fossil fuel burning companies to plant a specific amount of trees a year. If companies don’t plant the required number of trees, they’ll be unable to legally renew their licenses or apply for new ones.
The plan would both help capture carbon and aid in Brazil’s reforestation efforts, the government says.
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