In an unusual plan to combat climate change, the Brazilian government will require coal and oil companies to plant thousands of trees in order to offset their carbon emissions. If the companies don’t comply? They lose their operating licenses, reports Treehugger.
According to the Environmental News Service, Brazil’s power plants are responsible for emitting around 14 million tons of CO2 a year. So in an attempt to mitigate those beastly emissions, the Brazilian Environmental Service has come up with a plan that would require fossil fuel burning companies to plant a specific amount of trees a year. If companies don’t plant the required number of trees, they’ll be unable to legally renew their licenses or apply for new ones.
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