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Sustainable Christmas Trees: The Best Way to Celebrate the Season

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  Sustainable Christmas Trees: The Best Way to Celebrate the Season Christmas trees are a time-honored tradition for many people around the world. But did you know that the traditional Christmas tree has a large carbon footprint? But fortunately there is a more environmentally friendly alternative:  Sustainable natural Christmas trees  from Green Team Producing a Christmas tree "costs" 10 kilograms of carbon dioxide, the equivalent of two steaks. However, the tree also absorbs about 18 kilograms of carbon dioxide as it grows. The transportation of trees is of course a big problem. First, we at Green Team sell locally produced trees wherever possible. From 2021, we will also partner with DHL to provide climate-neutral transport solutions. We closely monitor and measure our  carbon dioxide emissions,  and starting in 2021, we have shifted our electricity to sustainable energy sources such as wind and solar.  By 2024, with the exception of work vehicles, tractors and other machi