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Canadian municipalities value trees in terms of monetary value, but experts say more municipalities need to start including the environmental benefits of trees, like carbon capture and cooling effects, in that assessment.
Article content We currently consider terrestrial vegetation, including forests, to be a sink, sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The vegetation absorbs CO2 during the process of photosynthesis throughout the growing season. This sink is responsible for the absorption of 30 per cent of our anthropogenic emissions, that is, the greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions due to the combustion of fossil fuels related to human activity. Global warming is now threatening this important service. Plants need to absorb CO2 to achieve photosynthesis, allowing them to produce carbohydrates for ...