Burning coal worse for climate than clearing rain forests
Thursday, November 26, 2009 - 12:42
in Earth & Climate
Deforestation has had a big influence on the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the past three centuries, but its impact is tapering off relatively. Nowadays, the burning of fossil fuels is a more crucial factor. This is the contention of Dutchh professor Rik Leemans of the Environmental Systems Analysis Group.