• bioemerl
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    18 months ago

    lets say a population of a billion cows and a billion trees. What happens if you double the amount of cows and half the amount of trees?

    Relatively little. Trees aren’t actually a huge carbon sink.

    • rocaverde
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      18 months ago

      @bioemerl @usernamesAreTricky @blazera they are during active growth. Also my example was only to illustrate how the balance tilts, and even if you keep on denial, cows methane emissions can be measured, and are a huge contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.