2021.04.04

The Biomass Bottleneck

Strategies for drawing down carbon dioxide depend on more trees, grasses and crop residues than the planet can spare

EUCALYPTUS TREES soar in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Such plantations grow new wood quickly but can limit biodiversity. /  EMIL VON MALTITZ Getty Images

EUCALYPTUS TREES soar in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Such plantations grow new wood quickly but can limit biodiversity. / EMIL VON MALTITZ Getty Images

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