Let’s Just Plant A Trillion Trees

The Climate Denier's Playbook

Why stop emitting when we can just plant a bunch of trees?

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CREDITS 

  • Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben Boult
  • Hosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole Conlan
  • Executive Producer: Ben Boult 
  • Post-production: Jubilaria Media 
  • Researchers: Carly Rizzuto, Canute Haroldson & James Crugnale 
  • Art: Jordan Doll 
  • Music: Tony Domenick 
  • Special thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense Center, Shelley Vinyard & The Natural Resources Defense Council, Angeline Robertson & Stand.Earth

SOURCES

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  • Charmin. (2022, January 31). Protect Grow Restore | Charmin® Loves Trees. YouTube.
  • CNBC Television. (2020, January 21). Watch President Donald Trump’s full speech at the Davos World Economic Forum. YouTube.
  • Carrington, D. (2019, July 4). Tree planting “has mind-blowing potential” to tackle climate crisis. The Guardian.
  • Jordan, A., Vinyard, S., & Skene, J. (2024). Issue with the Tissue. NRDC.
  • Lee, S.-C., & Han, N. (n.d.). Unasylva - Vol. 2, No. 6 - Forestry in China. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
  • The Green Belt Movement. (2021, March 3). Wangari Maathai on the origins of The Green Belt Movement. Facebook.
  • MacDonald, M. (2005, March 26). The Green Belt Movement, and the Story of Wangari Maathai. YES! Magazine.
  • What We Do. (2024). The Green Belt Movement.
  • Nobel Peace Center. (2022, February 25). Wangari Maathai: the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Who Planted Trees.
  • Campaign to plant a billion trees within a year launched at UN climate change conference. (2006, November 8). UN News: Global Perspective Human Stories.
  • U. N. Environment Programme. (2008, September 10). Plant for the Planet: The Billion Tree Campaign. UNEP.
  • Christophersen, T. (n.d.). The Climate Leadership That Inspires Me: Felix Finkbeiner. UNEP.
  • Plant-for-the-Planet – Trillion Trees for Climate Justice. (2024). Plant-For-The-Planet.
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