Deforestation climate impact ‘second only to energy sector’

The slashing and burning of tropical forests is second only to the energy sector as a source of greenhouses gases according to report published on Monday by the Oxford-based Global Canopy Programme, an alliance of leading rainforest scientists.
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Figures from the GCP, summarising the latest findings from the United Nations, and building on estimates contained in the Stern Report, show deforestation accounts for up to 25% of global emissions of heat-trapping gases, while transport and industry account for 14% each; and aviation makes up only 3% of the total.
"Tropical forests are the elephant in the living room of climate change," said Andrew Mitchell, the head of the GCP.
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