Tree Facts
20% of Global
Warming is caused by deforestation.
Various
scientific sources: ranging from 18% to 25%
Deforestation
causes 2 Billion tonnes/year of carbon dioxide to be emitted into the
atmosphere, more than all cars and trucks together.
Source:
Global Canopy Programme ~ UK.
1
gallon of gasoline burned by an automobile creates 19 pounds of CO2.
116
gallons ( 2.76 barrels) creates 1 tonne of CO2.
Source:
Who Killed the Electric Car
CO2 is caused by
natural conditions 66% of the time.
The worlds
oceans absorb a million tonnes of carbon dioxide an hour.
That
is one third the rate at which it is dumped by burning fossil fuels.
Dissolved in seawater it causes carbonic acid. Seawater is naturally alkaline,
but it is becoming less so.
Source:
American Association for the Advancement of Science as reported in the Economist
Feb. 23, 2008
Carbon dioxide is
on the rise. In 1958 there were 315.71 ppm and in 2007 there are 386.54 ppm.
Source:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tropical
plantations yield 10 to 20 times the amount of carbon dioxide sequestration as
do northern temperate deciduous (leaf) forests, because of year round growing
conditions, ample sunlight and rainfall.
There are 460
million Christmas trees growing in 2007 on US plantations. Each hectare
produces enough oxygen to supply the daily needs of 45 people. (18 people per
acre).
Source:
National Christmas Tree Association
Ethanol from Corn
yields 50 gallons/acre /year (123.5 gals/hectare/year)
Source:
CNN News
Biodiesel from
Jatropha yields 364 gallons/acre/year (900 gals/hectare/year)
Source: PCRA
Biofuels.org ; Panama Forestry Department; also www.jatropha.de
Another source
says that Jatropha can yield up to 3200 liters/ hectare/year,which is 844
gals/hectare/year. Climate and water effect yield.
Source:
Fact Foundation
Jatropha trees will produce a reduction of 20 tonnes of CO2 per year per hectare
for 40 years. (In addition add the 9.4 tonnes per year for clean burning
biodiesel created from the seeds). 29.4 tonnes total.
To sequester 1.4 million tonnes of CO2 per year would require approximately
48,000 hectares. 43.2 million gallons of biodiesel could be produced
(271,728 barrels).
Source: Panama
Forestry Department
1
km2 of seawater (100 hectares) around coral reef assimilates 20 tonnes of
CO2 per year. (2 tonnes per hectare) Source: Canon Corporation
President
George Bush has declared a goal of producing 7.5 Billion barrels of Alternative
Fuels (to be burned) by the year 2010.
An average
automobile produces 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year
Source: UK
Department of Environment (29mph and driving 12,000 miles per year)
An average hectare of Teak trees absorbs 107 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year
(1100 plantation trees)
Source:
Panama ANAM ~ Ministry of Natural Resources
Warren Buffet owns
36 million acres of plantation trees. He invests in opportunities
that have a sustainable
competitive advantage.
Source:
Warren Buffet - TV Interview
in 2007
Ethiopia planted 7
million trees in 2006, the most worldwide in that year.
Source: United
Nations Report
China became aware that it was producing deserts. It now tops the world in afforestion with 54 million hectares (133
million acres) of man-made forests. The Chinese people have planted 49.2
billion trees since 1981. China planted 2 million trees in 2006
Source:
Xinhua News
The average
American uses 465 trees in the form of paper per year.
The Economist
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