Burning Tropical Forests and Climate Change

The burning of tropical forests releases CO₂ into the atmosphere. Rising concentration of this gas can help warm the atmosphere, which is projected to change the global climate during this century. Scientists estimate that tropical forest fires account for at least 17 percent of all human-created greenhouse gas emissions, and that each year they emit twice as much as CO₂ as all of the world's cars and trucks emit. The large-scale burning of the Amazon rainforest accounts for 75 percent of all Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions, making Brazil the world's fourth largest emitter of such gases, according to the National Inventory of Greenhouse Gases. And with these forests replace them, far less CO₂ will be absorbed for photosynthesis, resulting in even more atmospheric warning.

Taken from: Living in the Environment

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