# Does planting trees actually cool the planet?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Carolyn Beans
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/carolyn_beans_does_planting_trees_actually_cool_the_planet)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In fighting climate change, few solutions are discussed more than planting lots and lots of trees. It sounds simple enough: trees absorb CO2 from the atmosphere, so planting more should help eliminate greenhouse gasses. The trouble is, tree planting efforts don’t always work as planned. So, when is it bad to plant trees? Carolyn Beans explores strategies to successfully re-green the planet. \[Directed by Ivana Bošnjak, Thomas Johnson Volda, narrated by Alexandra Panzer, music by Stephen LaRosa\].

## Lectures

1. [Does planting trees actually cool the planet?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/carolyn_beans_does_planting_trees_actually_cool_the_planet/37162c33ab27), 6 min (TED's player)