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Climate change: Will planting millions of trees really save the planet?By David ShukmanScience editor 14 March 2020 Related TopicsClimate change Image copyrightJeff OversFrom Greta Thunberg to Donald Trump and airlines to oil companies, everyone is suddenly going crazy for trees.The UK government has pledged to plant millions a year while other countries have schemes running into billions.But are these grand ambitions achievable? How much carbon dioxide do trees really pull in from the atmosphere? And what happens to a forest, planted amid a fanfare, over the following decades?How many will the UK plant?Last year's UK general election became a contest to look green.The Conservatives' pledge of planting 30 million trees a year, confirmed in the Budget this week, is a big step up on current rates. Critics wonder whether it's possible given that earlier targets were far easier and weren't met.If the new planting rate is achieved, it would lead to something like 17% of the UK…