▲ | notRobot 8 months ago | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
▲ | 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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