i'm looking at reforestation, for instance.
apparently not so useful in icy regions (dark leaves reflect less sunlight than ice) but more useful in tropical regions (cloud generation leads to reflection).
i am wondering if increased carbon leads to swifter growth of trees and more leaves. [edit - ah. it does.]
trees sequester carbon, obviously. but i assume this is only a part of a solution. and maybe this won't make any real dent in the green house problem.
next thing i am looking at is carbon capture and storage using technology. the ipcc says this could amount to 10-55% of carbon mitigation efforts up to the year 2100.
but i don't have a good big picture view of this.
i am assuming that since deforestation and carbon emissions from power generation appear to be the main causes of the human contribution to excess co2 emissions, then reversing human impact in these two areas will help.
but maybe not.
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