The corollary to this would be that deforestation hasn't make climate change worse, and a simple Google search tells me that:

> Deforestation plays a significant role in climate change, contributing 12–20% of global greenhouse gas emissions

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missedthecue 8 months ago | parent [-]

Most global deforestation involves slash and burn. This releases the carbon stored in the trees. But I think that's OPs point. A growing tree doesn't remove carbon, it temporarily stores it until it dies or burns.

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notRobot 8 months ago | parent [-]

Trees do pull carbon out of the atmosphere, which can be stored in the form of "wood", and it doesn't re-enter the atmosphere until burnt.

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		or dies and decays