Global efforts to reduce pollution will not be enough to mitigate the worst effects of climate change, scientists say. We will also need to extract over 10 gigatons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year for the next century. However, currently only two gigatons are being removed annually, so we have to rapidly scale up existing methods or come up with new ideas.
“. These mature trees are at high risk of forest fires and store carbon less efficiently than younger trees.” My understanding is that this was disproven. Mature trees continue to sink carbon, and at a faster rate than younger trees.
Why Old-Growth Forests Store Carbon Differently https://www.ecomatcher.com/why-old-growth-forests-store-carbon-differently/