Why Keeping Mature Forests Intact Is Key to the Climate Fight

Yale e360
Oct 15, 2019, 5:00 am368 pts
Preserving mature forests can play a vital role in removing CO2 from the atmosphere, says policy scientist William Moomaw. In an e360 interview, he talks about the importance of existing forests and why the push to cut them for fuel to generate electricity is misguided. Read more on E360 →

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