A city plants thousands of trees but continues to depend heavily on coal-fired power stations. Which statement best explains the limitation of this approach?

Answer: A. Planting trees alone cannot compensate for continuously increasing green house gas emissions

Although trees absorb carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, a city's tree-planting initiative alone cannot compensate for the enormous and continuous emissions from coal-fired power stations. Therefore, reducing the use of fossil fuels is equally important to combat climate change.

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