07-20-2024, 08:08 PM
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ctif.org/news: How much do forest fires contribute to CO2 emissions? - it can range from 5 % to almost 300 times that of all fossil fuels burned, depending on the area and population density
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Worldwide, wildfires in 2021 released about 1.8 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, compared to about 38 billion from fossil fuels and industry, according to Phys.org. That is less than 5 percent of total emissions.
However, for a country or region with a small population compared to the forested area, the percentage which forest fires emit can be quite different.
In the Canadian province of British Columbia - a province with only 5 million people and vast forests - forest wildfires in recent years have emitted more CO2 than all fossil fuel burned by the population and industry in the province.
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So... what percentage are human-caused? Like Lahaina.
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