Activists want to plant a “Trump Forest” of 10 billion trees between now and December 24th with the last one being a Christmas tree planted in front of the White House. They are asking people to donate trees to make up for the 650 million tons of CO2 that will be released into the atmosphere by 2025 if Trump’s plans to backtrack on US climate commitments go ahead.
Activists plan to plant 10bn trees to offset CO2 released by Trump policies
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