Question

5. Carbon dioxide (CO2) added to the atmosphere is contributing to global warming, which is an average rise of global temperature. Tropical forests are estimated to be responsible for around 20% of global synthesis, but the consumption of large mounts of CO2 in existing forests makes little or no contribution to the reduction of global warming. Explain why this might be the case.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Adding carbon dioxide (CO2) to the air makes the Earth warmer, and this is called global warming. Tropical forests are known for taking in a lot of CO2, about 20% of the world's total. But, even though these forests use up CO2, it doesn't really help stop global warming.

The reason is that cutting down trees and other activities are still releasing more CO2 than the forests can take in. So, while the forests do help, it's not enough to balance out all the extra CO2 we're putting into the air. That's why it's important to reduce CO2 emissions in the first place to fight global warming.