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<\/div>Team Trees<\/h2>
In October, YouTuber Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson publicly launched Team Trees, a campaign<\/a> to raise enough money to plant 20 million trees at a dollar a pop(lar).<\/p> Within days, the campaign secured a million dollar pledge from Tesla CEO Elon Musk<\/a>, which was soon followed by a pledge of a million and one<\/em> dollars from Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke<\/a>.<\/p> Now, less than two months later, the tree-planting campaign has announced<\/a> that it’s officially surpassed its $20 million fundraising goal<\/a>.<\/p> According to the Team Trees FAQ page<\/a>, the Arbor Day Foundation will oversee the planting of the trees, which will begin in January 2020 and wrap up no later than December 2022.<\/p> “Due to the sheer volume of trees planted (20 million), they will be planted in a variety of forests on public and private lands in areas of great need,” Team Trees wrote, adding that the aim is to “plant trees on every continent not named Antarctica!”<\/p> Numerous researchers have noted the benefit<\/a> that adding more trees to Earth could have on our climate — in February, ecologist Thomas Crowther<\/a> even went so far as to tell The Independent<\/em><\/a> that trees are “our most powerful weapon in the fight against climate change.”<\/p> And thanks to Team Trees and its donors, 20 million more trees will soon be sucking carbon dioxide out of Earth’s atmosphere.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> YouTubers, Silicon Valley, and fans help MrBeast raise $20 million for tree charity<\/a> [The Verge<\/em>]<\/p> More on the campaign:<\/strong> Elon Musk Donates a Million Dollars to Plant a Million Trees<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Elon Musk-Backed Tree-Planting Campaign Meets $20 Million Goal<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read the rest here: Team Trees In October, YouTuber Jimmy \u201cMrBeast\u201d Donaldson publicly launched Team Trees, a campaign to raise enough money to plant 20 million trees at a dollar a pop(lar). Continue reading Global Growth<\/h2>
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