deforestation<\/a> occurred to make space for cattle ranches, and the scale of these activities is only adding to the ongoing environmental issues.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n
This may seem harmless, or it may seem a novel way of meeting demand. The reality is, however, that tropical deforestation on this scale encourages warming. Felling forests decreases the number of living trees. This means fewer trees exist to absorb dangerous greenhouse gases. In turn, CO2<\/sub> levels in the air increase, and global temperatures rise6<\/sup>. Also, some deforestation does not aim to collect felled wood. Instead, the burning of the wood clears the land. When carbon inside these trees is released back into the atmosphere, this also raises CO2<\/sub> levels in the air7<\/sup>. To put this into perspective, global felling contributed around 7.5 billion tonnes of CO2<\/sub> to the air in 2017. That\u2019s nearly 50 percent more than all energy-related CO2<\/sub> emissions in the USA for the same time period.8<\/sup>\u00a0<\/p>\r\nReferences<\/h2>\r\n\r\n- The Lungs of the Earth, CBN News<\/li>\r\n
- What is Photosynthesis, Smithsonian Science Education Center, 12 April 2017<\/li>\r\n
- Global warming and carbon dioxide through sciences, Environment International, 28 August 2008<\/li>\r\n
- What is the Relationship Between Deforestation and Climate Change?, Rainforest Alliance, 12 August 2018<\/li>\r\n
- Deforestation and Forest Degradation, World Wildlife Fund<\/li>\r\n
- How Does Deforestation Affect the Air?, Sciencing, 16 May 2018<\/li>\r\n
- Deforestation and Climate Change, Climate Council, 21 August 2019<\/li>\r\n
- Earth’s forests are being cut down. And they are being cut down fast, The World Counts<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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