Can we control the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Freeman J. Dyson

Energy, 1977, vol. 2, issue 3, 287-291

Abstract: The carbon dioxide generated by burning fossil fuels can theoretically be controlled by growing trees. Quantitative estimates are made of the size and cost of a plant-growing program designed to halt the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Date: 1977
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(77)90033-0

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