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minus-square@vxxlink2•edit-24 hours agoFor comparison, a hectar of trees remove about 10 tons CO2 per year. A hectar is 100m to 100m. 10 tons is ~22000 lbs 100m is ~330 feet So a forest of 35 hectar would replace that machine. That’s a very small forest that you can cross in 30 minutes by foot. Trees don’t grow where this machine is placed, though.
For comparison, a hectar of trees remove about 10 tons CO2 per year.
A hectar is 100m to 100m.
10 tons is ~22000 lbs
100m is ~330 feet
So a forest of 35 hectar would replace that machine. That’s a very small forest that you can cross in 30 minutes by foot.
Trees don’t grow where this machine is placed, though.