Plant 100 Billion Trees
A Natural Climate Solution
Climate change is a real challenge—but the solution doesn’t have to be complicated.
One of the most effective tools we have is also one of the oldest: trees.
That’s why I support a bold national effort to plant 100 billion trees across the United States—a practical, proven way to reduce carbon, restore land, and create jobs without raising energy costs for working families.
Why Trees Work
Trees naturally remove carbon from the atmosphere. At scale, reforestation is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to offset emissions while delivering immediate local benefits.
Planting trees:
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Cleans the air and improves public health
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Reduces flooding and soil erosion
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Lowers temperatures in cities and towns
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Protects water supplies and farmland
This is climate action people can see and feel in their own communities.
A Jobs Program for the 21st Century
Planting 100 billion trees will create hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide, especially in rural and hard-hit areas.
This plan puts Americans to work in:
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Forestry and land restoration
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Wildfire recovery and prevention
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Urban greening and infrastructure
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Tree nurseries and seed production
It’s a climate plan that grows the economy instead of shrinking it.
Restore Land. Strengthen Communities.
This initiative will focus on:
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Reforesting wildfire-damaged land
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Restoring federal and state public lands
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Expanding tree cover in heat-vulnerable cities
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Partnering with farmers, tribes, and local governments
Local communities will help decide where trees are planted—because the best solutions are rooted close to home.
A Climate Plan That Brings People Together
Planting trees isn’t partisan.
It isn’t theoretical.
And it doesn’t require waiting decades for new technology.
It’s something we can start now—and pass on to the next generation.
If we want a healthier future, let’s grow it.
