This article is frustrating for me. Especially his take on trees. The article states the target goal/amount of trees planted would only reduce carbon 6%. Ok, but, it will reduce temperature. I live in WV near a state forest. It is typically 7°-15° F cooler at my house than in town. Additionally, the sun in the summer doesn’t even hit my house until noon-ish, which significantly reduces my air conditioner consumption.
I chose to share this mostly for awareness. I am not especially fond of his perspective.
Ok but I feel like you and op are conflating local and global temperature. Cities are warmer because of the heat island effect but I’m pretty sure that has basically nothing to do with global climate change.
Local effects are a way to deal with the warming we’ve already locked in.