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5 things to know about fighting climate change by planting trees

Debate breaks out over whether the climate-saving potential of tree planting was exaggerated

kids holding trees to plant

An estimate that tree-planting (shown here in Ethiopia) has an astonishingly big potential for curbing climate change has gotten some downsizing by scientists.

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By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

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The idea seemed so catchy, simple and can-do.