We do need to consider Co2 and all the problems it brings, but I am begining to take a different look at the problem, and ask a few question.

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It all started when I had to rake up, a load of leafs in both my front garden and more so in the rear garden, we have a large Oak tree and apart from the acorns, and this year its been a bumper crop, it has finaly dumped a heap of leafs, that I need to rake up, and compost.

It was whilst I was doing this, and listening to a none descriptor podcast, I suddenly thought about the Oak tree going to sleep, it was then I realised that its contribution to Co2 removal, was about to end, well at least till about April next year, same goes for most trees, they are going to sleep for the next 6 months or so.

No Co2 conversion then I went to Gemini, and explained what I saw as a major problem, what was happening, and the simple reply back was, watch this video from NASA, showing the levels of Co2 rise and fall, as the northern hemisphere went into winter, and come back after 6 months. Its a major loss, but what I did not expect was to find the southern hemisphere was no compensation, simply because the land mass of planet earth is all concentrated in the north, and most of the trees doing all the work are in a belt runing round the world in the north, at about 45 - 60 degrees north. The great Canada, Northern Europe Russia China forests.

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It was an light bulb moment, from say November to April, hardley any trees were doing what I thought was a year round operation, they sleep, and Co2 is unchecked, and this video sequence is at least 9 years old.

There are three great land masses in the southern hemisphere, Africa, India and Australia & NewZealand, only NewZealand has what I call a decent forest, but is small and almost insignificant compared to the Russian and Canada forests.

So is there anything that can be done, well having been recently to Africa I was supprised at the vast open areas, India, much the same, could a program of tree planting in these two areas help, I can see vast problems trying to get this going, but its worth exploring. To be honest, I have no idea as to the answer, I can only think it might help, and to be honest, its a problem I have only just begun to explore,

The vast area of the Southern oceans and the seas absorption of Co2 must have some effect.

I think I have some serious reading to do on this subject, Gemini has suggested several books:

* “The Emerald Planet: How Plants Changed Earth’s History” by David Beerling This is likely the closest match to what you are looking for. While Pearce and Rawlence look at trees geographically, Beerling looks at them chemically.

* The Atmosphere Specialist

“Caesar’s Last Breath” by Sam Kean If you want to understand the air itself, this is the book.

* Why it fits: It is a biography of the atmosphere. It breaks down the gases (Nitrogen, Oxygen, CO2) and explains their cycles in a very storytelling-driven way (similar to how Fred Pearce writes).

* The “Process” Book

“Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet” by Oliver Morton This focuses entirely on photosynthesis.

* I’m goint to add “Blue Machine” by Helen Czerski, a book I read about a year ago and is as the name Indies all about the great ocean belt.

I’m sure there are more, but for the time being, I am going with thses recomendations and have found Ceasars last breath and Eating the sun on Ebay at reasonable prices, should be here ready for the weekend.

.This link takes you to my conversation with Gemini, its worth copying and using as a base for your own research: https://gemini.google.com/share/456949f40bc7

I would love to here your thoughts on this, CO2 is a major green house gas problem and from what I can see, its just continuing to rise, extraction by human efforts has to be a major effort, planting more trees can only help, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere. but its not the only answer. or is it?

Our planning might help, just consider planting, and adding trees more, it might help !

Does going EV or changing to an electric vehicle help, I run a diesel Audi, its getting to the point of being changed, do I go EV. or hybrid.

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